Added 9 October 2026
kvetch
/kvɛt͡ʃ/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about kvetch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
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Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.
My mother complains all day
Origin
From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).
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