Definition of "kibitz"

kibitz

/ˈkɪbɪts/

verb
third-person singular simple present kibitzes, present participle kibitzing, simple past and past participle kibitzed
1. (intransitive) To make small talk or idle chatter.
  Quotations
  His wife Karen listened as John and I kibitzed about our experiences at the University of Oklahoma some 40 years ago.
  2004, Gerald W. Esch, Parasites, People, and Places: Essays on Field Parasitology, Cambridge University Press
  Okay, we kibitzed enough. What brings you?
  2004, David Daniel, Goofy Foot: An Alex Rasmussen Mystery, Minotaur Books
  So how it’s gonna go is we’re gonna talk for about 45 minutes. We’re just gonna kibbitz here; that’s Yiddish for just kinda like […]
  2018 December 10, Eric Johnson, “Full Q&A: Y Combinator’s Sam Altman and Recode’s Kara Swisher discuss tech ethics, addiction and Facebook”, in recode‎
2. (intransitive) To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.
3. (intransitive, transitive) To watch a card or board game.
  Quotations
  […] stayed in the dorm, although she lived in Brooklyn Heights, and I frequently spent long hours with her, either in her room or at the student lounge, where we drank coffee and smoked cigarettes and kibitzed the never-ending bridge game.
  2002, Elisabeth Merrett, Storied Landscapes: A Journey, iUniverse, page 103
  When it was my turn to stay in the office until 11 pm. closing, I kibitzed on their poker games and heard some colorful tales.
  2012, Nona Baldwin Brown, Through the Opening Door: My Pioneering Journey in Mainstream Journalism, iUniverse, page 37

Definition of "kibitz"

kibitz

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