kibitz

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈkɪbɪts/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

In summary

From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibetsn), cognate to German kiebitzen (“to look on”), from German Kiebitz (“lapwing”), from Middle High German gibiz (“plover”), imitative of its cry. Compare peewit.

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