Meaning

2 senses

  1. A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.

    ны́тикnýtik

  2. An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.

    (Yiddish) a nagging complaint

Examples

7 sentences

  1. Tom is a kvetch.

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  2. Tom is such a kvetch.

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  3. The cat is a kvetch.

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  4. Tom's a kvetch.

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  5. Kvetching is an art form.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person who endlessly whines or complains:

Origin

From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German que

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

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Forms

plural: kvetches
Singularkvetch
Pluralkvetches

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
kvetcher

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kudokumquatkvasskyliella

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