单词 | kibitz |
释义 | kibitzn. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. A spectator of a game, esp. of cards. Cf. kibitzer n. 1. rare. ΚΠ 1894 Chicago Tribune 26 Dec. 4/5 The true kibitz of card games is a quiet, gentlemanly individual who sits behind some player. 1954 A. Koestler Invisible Writing ix. 98 A kibitz is the silent onlooker in a game of cards or chess. 2. Originally: unsolicited or unwanted advice. In later use: any talk, chat; conversation. Somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat confabulationc1450 device1490 chat1573 tittle-tattle?c1640 small talk1650 confab1701 chit-chat1710 jaw1748 small-talking1786 prose1787 rap1787 coze1804 talky-talky1812 clack1813 chit-chatting1823 cozey1837 gossip1849 mardlea1852 yarn1857 conflab1873 chinwag1879 chopsing1879 cooze1880 chatting1884 schmoozing1884 talky-talk1884 pitch1888 schmooze1895 coosy1903 wongi1929 yap1930 kibitz1931 natter1943 old talk1956 jaw-jaw1958 yacking1959 ole talk1964 rapping1967 1931 Amer. Jrnl. Police Sci. 2 423 Ixnay on the kabitz. Get me? 1974 A. Wiseman Crackpot (1993) ix. 211 Hoda still loved a cheerful bit of a chat and a kibitz with strangers. 2016 @SylviaJustSayin 26 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 28 June 2019) #LetsMakeTodayBetterBy having a bagel and a kibitz together. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). kibitzv. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. a. transitive. To watch (a card game or card player) as a spectator, typically while offering (unwelcome) advice or criticism. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1894 Chicago Tribune 26 Dec. 4/5 I have kibitzed taroc, skat, piquet, and other games for years. 1924 Variety 14 May 4/2 As pinochle players both Van and Schenck..gave several fellow travelers who were ‘kibitzing’, heart failure at the weird plays they both made. 1927 Boston Daily Globe 27 May 24/6 Having kibitzed Chico Marx and other excellent pinochle players..I've found that Mr Marx is really one of the hardest players to kibitz. 2003 B. Gowdy in R. Lee & L. Lee Northern Lights 157 If declarer and his partner wished to kibitz us for the remaining rounds, [the director] would be glad to find a substitute pair! b. intransitive. More generally: to watch someone doing something and offer (unwelcome) advice or commentary. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (intransitive)] discountenance1574 criticize1621 animadvert1643 kibitz1932 down-talk1959 1932 Amer. Speech 7 333 Kibitz, to give unwanted advice. 1943 National Geographic Mag. Dec. 744 (caption) Clark Bruce, the proprietor, plays checkers with Bob Clark. The merchant's son ‘kibitzes’ at the contest between his dad and uncle. 1967 Sci. Amer. Sept. 64/2 (advt.) Reilly—with one shipmate posing and two others kibitzing—is finishing off a watercolor. 2018 Philippines Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 28 Oct. The trio would often kibitz as the elder Alcala brought to life his many characters, offering suggestions, even teasing their father whenever they found a joke corny. 2. intransitive. To chat, banter, or joke (with a person), esp. in a lighthearted or informal manner; to fool around. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > banter [verb (intransitive)] bourd1303 japec1374 rail?1507 gaud1532 mow1559 railly1612 rally1625 banter1660 badiner1697 chaffa1845 josh1845 persiflate1850 to poke (the) borak1882 kibitz1923 to take the mickey (out of)1948 mickey-take1959 the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > chat dallyc1300 confablec1450 crack1529 tattle1547 chat1551 confabulate1604 confab1741 prosea1764 parleyvoo1765 coze1818 yarn1819 cosher1833 to pass a good morning1835 small-talk1848 mardle1853 cooze1870 chinwag1879 rap1909 kibitz1923 to shoot the breeze1941 old-talk1956 ole-talk1971 gyaff1976 gist1992 the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > cause laughter [verb (intransitive)] > jest or joke gameOE jest1553 mow1559 cog1588 to break a jest1589 droll1654 joke1670 fool1673 crack a jest1721 crack a joke1753 pleasant1848 humorize1851 rot1896 kibitz1923 gag1942 1923 High School Life May 522/1 Why do we always see Esther Lotto and Samuel Mendelson kibetzing every morning. 1985 R. Whelan Robert Capa xxi. 163 He left his door open every morning so that friends could come and kibitz with him while he soaked in the tub. 1993 Toronto Life July 11 He finds time to kibitz with any customer who looks him in the eye. 2018 London (Ont.) Free Press (Nexis) 7 June c3 Hannah and Frank are kibitzing about their personal lives when they're supposed to be preparing a presentation for a client in the board room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894v.1894 |
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