kvetch
英 [kvetʃ]
美 [kvetʃ]
- n. (美)吹毛求疵的人
- vi. (美)经常性地发牢骚;抱怨
kvetch 抱怨,牢骚来自依地语kvetch,来自中古高地德语quetschen,粉碎。引申词义抱怨,牢骚。
- kvetch (v.)
- "to complain, whine," 1953 (implied in kvetching), from Yiddish kvetshn, literally "squeeze, press," from German quetsche "crusher, presser." As a noun, from 1936 as a term of abuse for a person.