- kvetshn
- kvetshn (gekvetsht)(v.) to squeeze, to complain
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
kvetshn
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kvetch — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Yiddish kvetshn, literally, to squeeze, pinch, from Middle High German quetschen Date: circa 1952 to complain habitually ; gripe • kvetcher noun II. noun Date: 1964 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of English words of Yiddish origin — For Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews (that are not necessarily English), see Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews. This is a list of English words of Yiddish origin, many of which have entered the English language by way of… … Wikipedia
kvetch — /kvech/, Slang. v.i. 1. to complain, esp. chronically. n. 2. Also, kvetcher. a person who kvetches. [1960 65, Amer.; < Yiddish kvetshn lit., to squeeze, pinch; cf. MHG, G quetschen] * * * … Universalium
Yiddish words used by English-speaking Jews — Yiddish words may be used in a primarily English language context. An English sentence that uses these words sometimes is said to be in Yinglish, however the primary meaning of Yinglish is an anglicism used in Yiddish. This secondary sense of the … Wikipedia
kvetch — [kvetʃ] v [i]AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; : Yiddish; Origin: kvetshn to press firmly, complain ] to keep complaining >kvetch n … Dictionary of contemporary English
kvetch — (v.) to complain, whine, 1953 (implied in kvetching), from Yiddish kvetshn, lit. squeeze, press, from Ger. quetsche crusher, presser. As a noun, from 1936 as a term of abuse for a person … Etymology dictionary
kvetch N. Amer. — kvetch N. Amer. [kvɛtʃ] informal noun 1》 a person who complains a great deal. 2》 a complaint. verb complain. Origin 1960s: from Yiddish kvetsh (n.), kvetshn (v.), from Mid. High Ger. quetschen, lit. crush … English new terms dictionary
kvetch — [[t]kvɛtʃ[/t]] sl. 1) cvb sts to complain, esp. chronically 2) cvb sts Also, kvetch′er. a person who kvetches • Etymology: 1950–55; < Yiddish kvetshn lit., to squeeze; cf. MHG, G quetschen … From formal English to slang
kvetch — /kvɛtʃ/ (say kvech) Colloquial –noun 1. a complaint. –verb (i) 2. to complain. {Yiddish kvetshn to press, squeeze} …
