kvetcher

kvetch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kvech]
- /kvɛtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kvech]
- /kvɛtʃ/

Definitions of kvetcher word

verb without object kvetcher to complain, especially chronically. 1
noun kvetcher Also, kvetcher. a person who kvetches. 1
noun kvetcher A person who kvetches; a complainer, kvetch. 1
noun kvetcher someone who complains or grumbles, esp. incessantly 0

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Origin of kvetcher

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

1960-65, Americanism; < Yiddish kvetshn literally, to squeeze, pinch; compare Middle High German, German quetschen

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Parts of speech for Kvetcher

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kvetcher

kvetcher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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