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kvetch.

To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kvɛt͡ʃ/Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US
  1. To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/kvɛt͡ʃ/Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US
  1. A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.

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

Where this word comes from

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

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