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Word for the Day, Tuesday September 25, 2012

Posted on 09/25/2012 4:11:53 AM PDT by SoothingDave

Word For The Day, September 25, 2012



In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

kvetch [kvech]

-vi

to complain, especially chronically.

[1960–65, Americanism ; < Yiddish kvetshn literally, to squeeze, pinch; compare Middle High German, German quetschen]


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1 posted on 09/25/2012 4:11:56 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: Fierce Allegiance; Jack Deth; K4Harty; miskie; Dutchgirl; cardinal4; MoochPooch; NeoCaveman; ...

Kvetch and kvell.


2 posted on 09/25/2012 4:13:15 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

Hola


3 posted on 09/25/2012 4:22:17 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave

Ann Coulter was kvetching about Chrissy Matthews just now on Fox and Friends. Claims the FPL is a racist because there was NO ONE at his son’s wedding who was black. Not one, yet he calls every Republican a racist. Where are his black friends, certainly not invited to his son’s wedding.


4 posted on 09/25/2012 4:23:05 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

oh i need to see wedding photos, want to see what Caroline looks like now. She’s the little sis.


5 posted on 09/25/2012 4:25:51 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: tioga
no wedding pix but family pix. Ok so this was the one in Africa, because AIDS in africa was always a huge charity thing at Visitation because of him. the other brother is an "actor"....
6 posted on 09/25/2012 4:34:12 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave
There will be kvetching all season about how the idiot ref raised his hands inappropriately and decided the outcome of this game.
7 posted on 09/25/2012 4:35:40 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

I’m still aghast that after the replay, they decided it was a TD for Seattle. Tate clearly should have been flagged for pass interference and having one arm touching a ball that is clutched to Jennings chest, the one who caught and brought down the ball in an obvious interception, is NOT simultaneous possession.


8 posted on 09/25/2012 4:42:25 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: xsmommy

I don’t know where she saw the pics, but she mentioned pics of the entire church with no blacks in sight.


9 posted on 09/25/2012 4:42:25 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

Typical limousine liberal, all talk and blatherskite.


10 posted on 09/25/2012 4:43:30 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: SoothingDave

While trying to teach the word “kvetch” to some friends of the non-Jewish persuasion, I was surprised to discover how much difficulty they encountered in keeping the pronunciation to one syllable. Most of them would say “ka-vetch,” unable to mouth the K and the V simultaneously. Is that universal among Gentiles, or am I surrounded by linguistically impaired friends?


11 posted on 09/25/2012 4:51:48 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (When the Obama poster fades, the portrait of Che Guevara beneath it shows through.)
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To: SoothingDave
kvetch

A kind of Yiddish tomato sauce called kvetch up when it proves impossible to keep down.

12 posted on 09/25/2012 4:56:45 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: SoothingDave
muslims won't kvetch about a pork/bacon shortage.
13 posted on 09/25/2012 5:01:08 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave

Barack loves to cavil and kvetch
Mainstream lapdogs jump when he says, “fetch”
But his words have no meaning
Save to hide Commie leaning
To the right, he’s an SNL sketch


14 posted on 09/25/2012 5:01:24 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (When the Obama poster fades, the portrait of Che Guevara beneath it shows through.)
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To: secret garden; tioga

Chrissy loves the tingle
But hates to mingle


15 posted on 09/25/2012 5:04:33 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (When the Obama poster fades, the portrait of Che Guevara beneath it shows through.)
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To: secret garden
OMG the bed intruder has moved to Washington state!! go and tell THAT, homeboy!
16 posted on 09/25/2012 5:09:28 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: secret garden

The officiating is just horrible. The final two drives by the Ravens Sunday night were aided by phantom defensive holding calls.


17 posted on 09/25/2012 5:10:16 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

Instead of Kvetching about Romney’s Religion, let’s just get RID of You-Know-Who.


18 posted on 09/25/2012 5:10:54 AM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
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To: xsmommy
America's school kids are already hungry.......MO better watch her step, they are on to her stingy ways. Ways for thee and not for me, as she would say.
19 posted on 09/25/2012 5:12:08 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga
LUDICROUS!!!!!!!!!!
20 posted on 09/25/2012 5:18:56 AM PDT by xsmommy
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