kvetch (verb): To complain persistently and whiningly.
I hate this word. It is awkward to say out loud, and it’s even more awkward to hear someone else say it out loud. There’s just something about that “kv” start that grates on me like nails on a chalkboard. It also strikes me as one of those words people use to sound smarter than they are. Why not just say “complaining”? Why “kvetching”? Was this the Word of the Day in some cube farm one day and all sorts of pencil pushers eager to learn new words that should be banned from the English language lapped this one up?
Annoying Person A: Psst! The Word of the Day is “kvetching.” Pass it on!
Annoying Person B: What does it mean? And is that how you’re supposed to pronounce it??
Annoying Person A: I have no clue. But neither will anyone else–that’s the beauty of it. Use it in front of all your friends and watch them squirm!
Ugh! Please people. I urge you. Stop the spread of kvetching! Let’s all go back to the good old days…when it was just bitching.
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I’ve never heard of kvetching, but I sure hope it doesn’t catch on here.
I always thought “kvetching” was synonymous with “spewing”. I have so much to learn….
I guess I wasn’t a member of the club, cause I’ve never heard of kvetching…
Well thank goodness you girls haven’t heard of it–I guess that means it hasn’t spread! WHEW! That means there’s hope.
Freckles–are you thinking of “wretching” maybe?
I’ve heard it – but not frequently. What a horrible word. You’re right, the “kv” sound turns you off immediately. Yuck.
I’m also glad to be removed, very very removed.
LOL! “Wretching”, that must be it. Similar semantics!
I have to agree. It really doe irritate the brain when pronounced, huh?
A very unnatural consonant cluster in the English language, indeed.
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