Definition of "kvetch" []

• To complain persistently and whiningly. (verb-intransitive)
• A chronic, whining complainer. (noun)
• A nagging complaint: "a rambling kvetch against the system” ( Leonard Ross). (noun)

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• "However, if you feel the need to kvetch, why not follow @kvetch and direct message your complaints?"
• "Some refer to us by using the Yiddish word "kvetch," which translates as "a whining complainer.""
• "To the so-called experts on the Yiddish word "kvetch": The "k" is not silent, but maybe you should be."