kibitz
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kibitz
- /ˈkɪbɪts/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibetsn), cognate to German kiebitzen (“to look on”), from German Kiebitz (“lapwing”), from Middle High German gibiz (“plover”), imitative of its cry. Compare peewit.
verb kibitzes · kibitzing · kibitzed · kibbitz
- To make small talk or idle chatter. Louise and I used to head down to the coffee shop and just sit for hours and kibitz.
- To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game. Quit kibitzing! You're giving away my hand!
- To watch a card or board game. […] stayed in the dorm, although she lived in Brooklyn Heights, and I frequently spent long hours with her, either in her room or at the student lounge, where we drank coffee and smoked cigarettes and kibitzed the never-ending bridge game.
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verb give unwanted advice
| Español | meter la nariz |
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| Português | dar pitaco |
| Русский | подска́зывать podskázyvatʹ, подсказа́ть podskazátʹ, дава́ть непрошенные советы neprošennyje |
verb to watch a card or board game
| Deutsch | kiebitzen |
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Talk about this word "kibitz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kibitz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kibitz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kibitz "kibitz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kibitz.Cite this
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title = {kibitz},
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