kvetch

²kvetch

noun

Definition of KVETCH

1

: a habitual complainer

2

: complaint 1

— kvetchy \ˈkve-chē, ˈkfe-\ adjective

Examples of KVETCH

1. <according to the kvetch on the bus tour, there was little about Europe that was satisfactory>
2. <vainly hoped that his mother would spare him another kvetch about still being single>

First Known Use of KVETCH

1964

Related to KVETCH

Synonyms: baby, bellyacher, complainer, fussbudget, fusser, fusspot, griper, grumbler, crybaby, kvetcher, sniveler, whiner

Related Words: bawler, bleater, moaner, screamer, squawker, wailer, weeper; crab, grump, malcontent

Near Antonyms: happy camper

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