gritch

gritch

slang To complain or gripe. I turned the thermostat up, so you all can stop gritching now. Michael, as long as you have such long hair, Grandma is going to gritch about it, so you had better just get used to it.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gritch

(grɪtʃ)
1. in. to complain. (A blend of gripe and bitch.) Stop gritching all the time.
2. n. a complainer; a griper. You are getting to be such a gritch.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • grouse
  • grouse at
  • grouse at (someone)
  • for (so) long
  • for long
  • go around Robin Hood's barn
  • will go a long way
  • long since
  • so long
  • enjoy a long run
References in periodicals archive
Note that you can reach the logical conclusion without having the foggiest notion of what constitutes a "gritch" (I invented 'it') or what qualifies as "four-floogled hogwashhood (or -ness)"; that is, you can reach a correct, formally logical conclusion about nonsense.
A general semantics glossary
Leonard, "The Origins and Character of Fundamentalism," Review and Expositor: A Baptist Theological Journal 79 (1982) 5-17, and Eric Gritch, Born Againism: Perspectives on a Movement (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982).
Catholic reaction to fundamentalism
In a videoconference especially, listen for the "gritch."
Teleconference without tears: five common problems and how to avoid them