kvetch
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9.9
- noun
- /kˈvɛtʃ/
- Offensive
- 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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6.7
A person who complains often in an annoying way
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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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3.2
A quiet complaint that shows someone is unhappy
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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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5.5
A person who complains a lot about small things
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8.8
A person who often complains about small, not important 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 often complains about many things
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5.3
A person who often complains about small things
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9.1
A person who often complains in an annoying way
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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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9.9
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
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7.5
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
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6.5
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
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8.4
A person who complains a lot, often about small things
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9.9
A small spoken complaint said quietly
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9.9
A habit of complaining often
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9.9
A person who complains a lot about small details
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 always complains in an annoying way
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.