kibitz

• kibbitz

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Yiddish, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew (deprecated template usage) קבץ, influenced by (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German (deprecated template usage) kiebitzen.

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kibitz (third-person singular simple present kibitz, present participle es, simple past and past participle kibitzed)

1. To chat; to gossip; to make small talk or idle chatter.

   Louise and I used to head down to the coffee shop and just sit for hours and kibitz.

2. To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.

   Quit kibitzing! You're giving away my hand!

• kibitzer

• hand wringing
• armchair general