![]() ![]() Send us feedback about these examples.īorrowed from Yiddish kibetsn or German kiebitzen "to look on (at a card game)," both borrowed from Rotwelsch (German underworld argot) kiebitschen, chippischen, gippischen "(of the police) to search out, patrol," of obscure origin These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'kibitz.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2018 After his first-place score of 87.16 flashed, and with a handful of riders still up top, there was 17-year-old shredder Red Gerard kibitzing with none other than IOC President Thomas Bach. Chris Erskine,, 6 June 2019 Some tried to keep close watch over his kibitzing with guests during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan’s visit to Palm Beach, Fla., last week, according to two people familiar with the planning. Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 3 July 2019 The giggle of the stream is usually the loudest sound … like kids kibitzing over candy. 2019 Her approach comes out of the early online communities that sprang up around shows, where fans could kibitz and argue, exchanging detailed exegeses of episodes and (back then) bootleg videotapes. 2020 Failed ex-candidates should kibitz seldom, and then without coy evasions Mrs. 2020 Instead, Cora and other members of the baseball operations staff enjoyed kibitzing with Celtics coach Brad Stevens, a visiting dignitary to Fenway in one of the organization’s busiest - and in some ways, most exciting - weeks of the year. 2023 Guys who kibitz, inform and entertain all the way through. Recent Examples on the Web That June, Pras says, he had been invited by Frank White Jr., then the vice chairman of the president’s reelection campaign and one of Obama’s top fundraisers, to an intimate event in Miami, where for $40,000, donors could sit and kibitz with the president. ![]()
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