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Princeton's WordNet

  1. kvetchnoun

    (Yiddish) a constant complainer

  2. kvetchverb

    (Yiddish) a nagging complaint

  3. complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetchverb

    express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

    "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

Wiktionary

  1. kvetchnoun

    Person who endlessly whines or complains.

  2. kvetchnoun

    Person who finds fault with anything.

  3. kvetchverb

    To whine or complain, often needlessly.

  4. kvetchadjective

    Describing a kvetch or kvetcher.

  5. Etymology: From קוועטשן, from Quetsche, from quetschen.

ChatGPT

  1. kvetch

    A kvetch is a person who constantly complains or fusses about minor things, often in an annoying or whining manner. It also refers to the act of complaining itself. The term originates from Yiddish.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kvetch in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kvetch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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