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Word of the Day – Kvetch

By May 22, 2023Word of the Day

Kvetch (verb)

kvech

to complain, especially chronically.

Kvetch is adapted from Yiddish kvetshn, meaning “to squeeze, pinch,” which is closely related to German quetschen, also meaning “to squeeze.”

Example sentences

“All they do is kvetch about how warm it is!”

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