kvetch

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (Yiddish) a constant complainer
  2. noun (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
  3. verb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

Etymology

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

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