kvetch

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kvetch

/kvɛt͡ʃ/ Canada, UK, US

Rhymes with -ɛtʃ

Where it comes from

From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).

verb kvetches · kvetching · kvetched · kvitch

To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly. Is this truth I’m delivering up, or is it just plain kvetching? Or is kvetching for people like me a form of truth?

noun kvetches · kvitch

A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
Similar: kvetcher, whiner
An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.

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verb whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly

Français	se plaindre, râler
Deutsch	nörgeln, mäkeln
Русский	ныть nytʹ

noun person who endlessly whines or complains

Español	gruñón
Português	reclamão, reclamona
Français	plaintif, râleur
Русский	ны́тик nýtik

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@misc{kvetch_2026,
  title = {kvetch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kvetch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}