kibitz

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intransitive verb

Informal to act as a kibitzer

See kibitz in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb kib·itzed, kib·itz·ing, kib·itz·es
Informal
  1. To look on and offer unwanted, usually meddlesome advice to others.
  2. To chat; converse.

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish kibitsen

Origin: , from German kiebitzen

Origin: , from Kiebitz, pewit, kibitzer

Origin: , from Middle High German gībitz, pewit

Origin: , of imitative origin

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Related Forms:

  • kibˈitz·er noun
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