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kibitzerenUK
kib·itz also kib·bitz K0053400 (kĭb′ĭts)intr.v. kib·itzed, kib·itz·ing, kib·itz·es also kib·bitzed or kib·bitz·ing or kib·bitz·es Informal 1. To chat; converse: "[They] are very reserved people and prefer not to kibitz with strangers" (Ann Marie Sabath).2. To offer unwanted or meddlesome advice, such as that given by the spectator of a card game.
[Yiddish kibitsen, from German kiebitzen, from Rotwelsch (German underground argot) kibitschen, to search (a prisoner), inspect, of unknown origin.]
kib′itz·er n.kib•itz•er (ˈkɪb ɪt sər)
n. Informal. 1. a spectator at a card game who reads the players' cards over their shoulders, often giving unsolicited advice. 2. a giver of unsolicited advice. 3. a person who jokes or chats, esp. while others are trying to work. [1925–30; < Yiddish] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | kibitzer - (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to othersYiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew scriptmeddler - an officious annoying person who interferes with others |
kibitzernounInformal. A person given to intruding in other people's affairs:busybody, interloper, meddler, quidnunc.Slang: buttinsky.Archaic: pragmatic.TranslationskibitzerenUK
Synonyms for kibitzernoun a person given to intruding in other people's affairsSynonyms- busybody
- interloper
- meddler
- quidnunc
- buttinsky
- pragmatic
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