Meaning & use

kibitz

verb·Advanced

To offer unsolicited advice or comments, especially while watching someone else play a game.

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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.

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