Meaning & use
kibbitz
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To look on and offer unwanted advice or commentary, especially during a game or someone else's work; to chat idly.
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My uncle likes to kibbitz while we play cards, telling everyone which card to play.
Neighbors gathered on the porch to kibbitz about the day's news.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Yiddish 'kibitsen'; the more common English spelling is 'kibitz.'
Words with a similar meaning
meddlechatter
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