kvetch
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9.9
- noun
- /kˈvɛtʃ/
- Offensive
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quejica
- His constant kvetch about the weather makes it hard to enjoy our time outside.
Examples
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"They're even brighter than that night your father did the Yiddish constellations." "There's Sophie, the Kvetch," said Anthony, and pointed.
Fiction book (2001) -
Also, I wouldn't complain if you were to call me a kvetch, which is probably the reason I post to begin with.
Blog text (20) -
You'll always find it near the luminous Sophie Schatzberg, also known as the Great Kvetch.
Fiction book (2001) -
Every time we meet, she has a new kvetch about her job that she just can't let go.
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Being such a kvetch, he often finds something to complain about in any situation.
Synonyms
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4.3
A person who complains a lot about small things in an annoying way
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3.2
A quiet complaint that shows someone is unhappy
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5.2
A person who is often bad-tempered and complains
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2.8
A person who often says they are unhappy about things
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6.7
A person who complains often in an annoying way
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9.9
An old word for a person, often a woman, who always complains and finds fault
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8.8
A person who often complains about small, not important things
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5.5
A person who complains a lot about small things
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5.3
A person who often complains about small things
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8.4
A person who often complains about many things
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3.5
A habit of always saying you are unhappy about things
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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
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9.1
A person who often complains in an annoying way
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6.5
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
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9.9
A person who complains a lot about small details
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9.9
A person who often whines and complains in an annoying way
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4.8
A kind of complaining that sounds annoying and childish in a high voice
A person who often says they are unhappy and finds fault with many small things
A woman or girl who often says she is unhappy about small things
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
A person who complains a lot, often about small things
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
A person who always complains in an annoying way
A habit of complaining often
A small spoken complaint said quietly
Antonyms
How Complaining
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kvetch comes from Yiddish and originally meant 'to squeeze' or 'press'. Think of squeezing words out of someone — that's why a kvetch is a person who complains a lot.