kvetshy

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Definitions

  • adj. Cranky.

Example Sentences

  • “Don't ask the Mashgiach for reshus to go home until he's had his coffee and is less kvetshy.” (Weiser)

  • "Maybe one day I’ll be able to blend the two worlds. People will learn that being salty is the same as being kvetchy, and that a T4 is the same as a subtle flex." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קװעטשענדיק kvetshendik

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      kvetshie, kvetshee, kvechy, kvechie, kvechee, kvetchy

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