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kvetch

US/kvɛt͡ʃ/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

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verb

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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

  • “My mother complains all day”
  • “She has a lot to kick about”
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Origin

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

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