Definitions for kvetchkvɛtʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kvetch*kvɛtʃ
(v.i.)to complain, esp. chronically.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
(n.)Also, kvetch′er. a person who kvetches.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
* Slang..
Origin of kvetch:
1950–55; < Yiddish kvetshn lit., to squeeze; cf. MHG, G quetschen
Princeton's WordNet
kvetch(noun)
(Yiddish) a constant complainer
kvetch(verb)
(Yiddish) a nagging complaint
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch(verb)
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
"My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
Wiktionary
kvetch(Noun)
Person who endlessly whines or complains.
kvetch(Noun)
Person who finds fault with anything.
kvetch(Verb)
To whine or complain, often needlessly.
kvetch(Adjective)
Describing a kvetch or kvetcher.
Origin: From קוועטשן, from Quetsche, from quetschen.
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