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語源

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

発音

• (Received 発音, 米国発音, Canada) IPA^(key): /kvɛt͡ʃ/
• (米国発音)
• 韻: -ɛtʃ

動詞

kvetch (三人称単数 現在形 kvetches, 現在分詞 kvetching, 過去形および過去分詞形 kvetched)

1. To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
   • 1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint:

     Is this truth I’m delivering up, or is it just plain kvetching? Or is kvetching for people like me a form of truth?

   • 2001, Glen David Gold, Carter Beats the Devil:

     Make a commitment, Charlie. Go with life or go with death, but quit the kvetching. Don’t keep us all in suspense.

派生語

• kvetcher (noun)

参考

• carping
• cavil
• nitpick
• split hairs

名詞

kvetch (複数形 kvetches)

1. A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.

   Synonyms: kvetcher, whiner

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