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kibitz

[kib-its]

verb (used without object)

  1. to act as a kibitzer.



verb (used with object)

  1. to offer advice or criticism to as a kibitzer.

    to kibitz the team from the bleachers.

kibitz

/ ˈɪɪٲ /

verb

  1. informal(intr) to interfere or offer unwanted advice, esp as a spectator at a card game

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˈ쾱ٳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kibitz1

1925–30, < Yiddish kibetsn, equivalent to German kiebitzen to look on at cards, derivative of Kiebitz busybody, literally, lapwing, plover
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kibitz1

C20: from Yiddish kibitzen, from German kiebitzen to be an onlooker, from Kiebitz busybody, literally: plover
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Mom mostly kept to herself, when she wasn’t attending Mass at Our Lady of Malibu Church or kibitzing with the checkout clerks at Ralphs.

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Even among the kibitzing chorus, there’s little agreement over exactly what could cost the party control of Congress.

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All wisecracking and kibitzing cease and everyone’s attention turns to the fishing pole arching over against the weight of a fish tugging the line taut.

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Should I really be chuckling over the droll lyrics of kibitzing bystanders?

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As the treasure hunters search, the mystery figure kibitzes.

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