Kibitz Definition

kibits
kibbitzes, kibitzes
verb
kibitzes
To act as a kibitzer.
Webster's New World
To chat; converse.
American Heritage
To offer unwanted or meddlesome advice, such as that given by the spectator of a card game.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • kibbitz

Origin of Kibitz

  • Yiddish kibitsen from German kiebitzen from Rotwelsch (German underground argot) kibitschen to search (a prisoner), inspect of unknown origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibitsn), from Hebrew קבץ, influenced by German kiebitzen.

    From Wiktionary

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