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To grouse, grumble, or complain.  Obsolete (the word, not the activity).   
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[[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.  
 
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Revision as of 10:52, 2 December 2020

Fanspeak for kvetch: To grouse, grumble, or complain.

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
(Grennell) Acutely irritate. Usually passive. Speer suggests that this useful word is a transitive form of grouch.

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