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Word of the Day for Saturday, May 15, 2010 kibitz \KIB-its\, verb: 1. To chat; converse. 2. To look on and offer unwanted, usually meddlesome advice to others. The servers, too, hit the right tone for a neighborhood restaurant â€" not afraid to kibitz a little when they see you're open to it, but respectful of your time and your time with your tablemates. -- Jonathan Kauffman, "At Frances, sometimes less is less," SF Weekly I enjoy best working in solitude. I do not like having buddies drop by to kibitz. And that is how I spent much of my free time in Atlanta. -- Colin L. Powell, Joseph E. Persico, My American journey It derives from the Yiddish kibetsn, which is equivalent to the German kiebitzen, "to look on at cards." Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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