kibitz
Meanings
verb
- To make small talk or idle chatter.
- To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.
- To watch a card or board game.
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Etymology
From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibetsn), cognate to German kiebitzen (“to look on”), from German Kiebitz (“lapwing”), from Middle High German gibiz (“plover”), imitative of its cry. Compare peewit.
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