kvetch

Definitions

• "to chronically complain or gripe to others over minor issues" (JPS)

Example Sentences

• "All my 90 year old grandmother does is kvetch about not being able to do the things she used to do."

Who Uses This

Ashkenazim, Jews, Non-Jews, Older

Languages of Origin

Yiddish

Dictionaries

JPS, Rosten, Yiddish