kvetch

kvetch KVECH \  , intransitive verb;

1. To complain habitually.

noun:

1. A complaint.

2. A habitual complainer.

 

All too often we regress to vulgar language when we want to tell someone to quit their bitching. Kvetch is a nice, polite way to inform a person that we all have problems and their whining is uncalled for.

 

Real Life Usage:

Me: Quit your kvetching!

Friend: Wait, what?

Me: It means I'm tired of listening to you bitch and moan.

Friend: Well why didn't you just say that in the first place?

Me: Because, I'm classy.