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This week's theme: expressions coined after the names of birds. kibitz (KIB-its) verb intr. 1. To look on at some activity and offer unwanted advice or criticism. 2. To chat or banter. [From Yiddish kibitsen, from German kiebitzen (to look on at cards), from Kiebitz (busybody, literally pewit or lapwing, a shorebird with a bad reputation as a meddler).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=kibitz -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Bochy and most managers refrain from kibitzing, and they let their pitchers and catchers decide what to throw." Henry Schulman; Homework Pays Off For Giants' Molina; San Francisco Chronicle: Apr 13, 2007. Sponsored by: Subscribe to any of the French, German, Italian or Spanish Champs-Elysees Audio Magazines and get an extra issue free: http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith8 Announce your products, services, or message here. Reach more than 600,000 people in this space. Write to: sponsorsATwordsmith.org (replace AT with @). ............................................................................ Never eat more than you can lift. -Miss Piggy, a character in the cartoon The Muppet Show Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/kibitz.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/kibitz.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/kibitz.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
