kibitz

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ˈkɪbɪts/

Verb

kibitz (kibitzes, present participle kibitzing; past and past participle kibitzed)

1. (intransitive) To make small talk or idle chatter.

   Synonyms: chat, gossip

   • 2004, Gerald W. Esch, Parasites, People, and Places: Essays on Field Parasitology, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 9780521894579)

     His wife Karen listened as John and I kibitzed about our experiences at the University of Oklahoma some 40 years ago.

   • 2004, David Daniel, Goofy Foot: An Alex Rasmussen Mystery, Minotaur Books (ISBN 9781466822054)

     Okay, we kibitzed enough. What brings you?

   Louise and I used to head down to the coffee shop and just sit for hours and kibitz.
2. (intransitive) 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!

3. (intransitive, transitive) To watch a card or board game.
   • 2002, Elisabeth Merrett, Storied Landscapes: A Journey, iUniverse (ISBN 9780595210244), page 103:

     […] 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.

   • 2012, Nona Baldwin Brown, Through the Opening Door: My Pioneering Journey in Mainstream Journalism, iUniverse (ISBN 9781469771854), page 37:

     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.

Translations

• Russian: болта́ть
• Spanish: parlotear, cotorrear

Translations

• Russian: подска́зывать
• Spanish: meter la nariz

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