kvetch n. + Add to list US //ˈkvɛtʃ// UK //kˈeɪvˈɛtʃ// kvetch SynonymsAntonymsEtymology Synonyms complainkickplainquetch Antonyms cheerOriginYIקוועטשן→ENkvetch From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).