kvetch

[ kvech ]
/ kvɛtʃ /
Slang.

verb (used without object)

to complain, especially chronically.

noun

Also kvetch·er. a person who kvetches.

Origin of kvetch

1960–65, Americanism; < Yiddish kvetshn literally, to squeeze, pinch; compare Middle High German, German quetschen

Words nearby kvetch

kvaløy, kvass, kveim antigen, kveim test, kvell, kvetch, kvetchy, kw, kwa, kwacha, kwaiken

British Dictionary definitions for kvetcher

kvetch
/ (kvɛtʃ) /

verb

(intr) slang, mainly US to complain or grumble, esp incessantly

Word Origin for kvetch

C20: from Yiddish kvetshn, literally: to squeeze, press