Send us feedback.īorrowed from Yiddish kibetsn or German kiebitzen "to look on (at a card game)," both borrowed from Rotwelsch (German underworld argot) kiebitschen, chippischen, gippischen "(of the police) to search out, patrol," of obscure origin These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kibitz.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2018 Like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Alex spends more time kibitzing with customers on the selling floor than inside his office. 2018 After his first-place score of 87.16 flashed, and with a handful of riders still up top, there was 17-year-old shredder Red Gerard kibitzing with none other than IOC President Thomas Bach. Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 3 July 2019 The giggle of the stream is usually the loudest sound … like kids kibitzing over candy.Ĭhris Erskine,, 6 June 2019 Some tried to keep close watch over his kibitzing with guests during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan’s visit to Palm Beach, Fla., last week, according to two people familiar with the planning. 2019 Her approach comes out of the early online communities that sprang up around shows, where fans could kibitz and argue, exchanging detailed exegeses of episodes and (back then) bootleg videotapes. 2020 Failed ex-candidates should kibitz seldom, and then without coy evasions Mrs.
2020 Instead, Cora and other members of the baseball operations staff enjoyed kibitzing with Celtics coach Brad Stevens, a visiting dignitary to Fenway in one of the organization’s busiest - and in some ways, most exciting - weeks of the year.Īlex Speier,, 18 Jan. Recent Examples on the Web Guys who kibitz, inform and entertain all the way through.Įvan Grant, Dallas News, 12 Nov.
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