kibitz

Definitions


[ˈkɪbɪts], (Verb)

Definitions:
- look on and offer unwelcome advice, especially at a card game
(e.g: Brigham stood behind them, kibitzing)

- speak informally; chat
(e.g: she kibitzed with friends)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: from German kibitzen. Compare with Yiddish kibetsn, and also German Kiebitz ‘interfering onlooker’ (literally ‘lapwing’)




definition by Oxford Dictionaries