Meaning & use
kibitz
To offer unsolicited advice or comments, especially while watching someone else play a game.
See it in a sentence
My uncle likes to kibitz from the sidelines during our card games.
Please don't kibitz while I'm trying to concentrate on this puzzle.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Yiddish; used informally, often with a lighthearted or mildly annoyed tone.
Words with a similar meaning
meddlechime in
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