Kvetch Definition & Meaning

kvetch
noun
  1. (Yiddish) a constant complainer
  2. (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
verb
  1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

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