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− | To grouse, grumble, or complain. | + | # [[Fanspeak]] for ''kvetch'': To grouse, grumble, or complain. |
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− | ([[Grennell]]) Acutely irritate. Usually passive. [[Speer]] suggests that this useful word is a transitive form of grouch. | + | ([[Dean Grennell|Grennell]]) Acutely irritate. Usually passive. [[Jack Speer|Speer]] suggests that this useful word is a transitive form of grouch. |
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+ | See also: [[Uffish]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:16, 14 August 2023
- Fanspeak for kvetch: To grouse, grumble, or complain.
- To seriously annoy, or irritate. To be grotched is to be acutely irritated.
From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
(Grennell) Acutely irritate. Usually passive. Speer suggests that this useful word is a transitive form of grouch. |
See also: Uffish.
Fanspeak | 1950s— |
This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |