kibitz
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From Yiddish, from Hebrew קבץ, influenced by German kiebitzen.
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kibitz (third-person singular simple present kibitzes, present participle kibitzing, simple past and past participle kibitzed)
- To chat; to gossip; to make small talk or idle chatter.
- Louise and I used to head down to the coffee shop and just sit for hours and kibitz.
- To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.
- Quit kibitzing! You're giving away my hand!
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chit-chat
give unwanted advice
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