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What does the noun kibitz mean?

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun kibitz. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the noun kibitz?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1890	0.00008
1900	0.0002
1910	0.0007
1920	0.0011
1930	0.0015
1940	0.0019
1950	0.0024
1960	0.0031
1970	0.0036
1980	0.0036
1990	0.0037
2000	0.0039
2010	0.0041

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How is the noun kibitz pronounced?

British English

/ˈkɪbɪts/

KIB-its

U.S. English

/ˈkɪbəts/

KIB-uhts

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Where does the noun kibitz come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the noun kibitz is in the 1890s.

OED's earliest evidence for kibitz is from 1894, in the Chicago Tribune.

It is also recorded as a verb from the 1890s.

kibitz is of multiple origins. Formed within English, by conversion. Perhaps also partly a borrowing from German.

Etymons: kibitz v.; German Kiebitz.

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kibble-chain, n.1851–
kibbler, n.1882–
kibbling-mill, n.1826–
kibbo, n.1688–
kibbutz, n.1929–
kibbutznik, n.1947–
kibe, n.1387–
kibe, v.1766–
kibed, adj.c1500–
kibitka, n.1799–
kibitz, n.1894–
kibitz, v.1894–
kibitzer, n.1915–
kibitzing, n.1918–
kibitzing, adj.1930–
kiboko, n.1898–
kibosh, n.1834–
kibosh, v.1841–
kibrit, n.1706–
kiby, adj.1523–
kichel, n.Old English–1386

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Entry history for kibitz, n.

kibitz, n. was first published in December 2019.

kibitz, n. was last modified in July 2023.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into kibitz, n. in July 2023.

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Nearby entries

kibble-chain, n.1851–
kibbler, n.1882–
kibbling-mill, n.1826–
kibbo, n.1688–
kibbutz, n.1929–
kibbutznik, n.1947–
kibe, n.1387–
kibe, v.1766–
kibed, adj.c1500–
kibitka, n.1799–
kibitz, n.1894–
kibitz, v.1894–
kibitzer, n.1915–
kibitzing, n.1918–
kibitzing, adj.1930–
kiboko, n.1898–
kibosh, n.1834–
kibosh, v.1841–
kibrit, n.1706–
kiby, adj.1523–
kichel, n.Old English–1386

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