Kibitz Definition
kibits
kibbitzes, kibitzes
verb
kibitzes
To act as a kibitzer.
Webster's New World
To chat; converse.
American Heritage
To offer unwanted or meddlesome advice, such as that given by the spectator of a card game.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- kibbitz
Origin of Kibitz
Yiddish kibitsen from German kiebitzen from Rotwelsch (German underground argot) kibitschen to search (a prisoner), inspect of unknown origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibitsn), from Hebrew קבץ, influenced by German kiebitzen.
From Wiktionary
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