Kibitz
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To meddle and give unwanted advice. kuh-Ib-itz
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To sit in on a conversation, meeting, card-game or online chat and offer unsolicited, informal comments. The original meaning from Yiddish (kibitzen, derived from German kiebitzen - to be an onlooker or spectator) had a negative connotation of being a busybody or giving intrusive, meddlesome, unwanted advice. However, in contemporary US usage, it has become friendlier.
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to give unwanted or intrusive advice to someone in a game or performance while watching(from German Via Yiddish)
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Kibitz: to sit out of a game and just watch.
Derivatives include kibitzing and kibitzed.
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A top secret organization that is devoted to stealing peoples passwords and talking about music.
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Look on and offer unwelcome advice, especially at a card game.
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