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kibitz; kibbitz verb to comment while others play a game US, 1927 From Yiddish (ultimately German) kiebitzen (to look on at cards).- He came over to our table and kibbitzed at the Klobbiotsch [a card game] for a bit. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 9, 1956
- The Yiddish word "kibitz" is a valuable import because it has no equivalent in English. — Anthony Lejeune, Daily Telegraph, Colour Supplement, 10 March 1967
- — Leo Rosten, The Joys of Yiddih, 1968
- Mary and Allerton were playing chess. "Howdy," he said. "Don’t mind if I kibitz?" — William Burroughs, Queer, p. 69, 1985
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