קיבעצערkibetser meaning in Yiddish

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kibitzer, an onlooker who offers unwanted advice · noun (masculine); verb: קיבעצן / kibetsn

Also spelled in English: kibitzer, kibbitzer, kibitz

Two men are playing chess in a café. A third man has no money on the game and no seat at the table, and he is the one doing all the talking.

אינעם קאַפֿע שטייט מיר דער קיבעצער איבערן קאָפּ און זאָגט ווי אַזוי צו שפּילן.

“At the café the kibitzer stands over my head and tells me how to play.”

Picture the person who cannot walk past a game of cards without leaning in.

Published 24 October 2026

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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