10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIBITZER»
Discover the use of
kibitzer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
kibitzer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Meshuggenary: Celebrating the World of Yiddish
To act like a kibitzer, giving uninvited advice, maybe kid- dingly. Comes from the
Yiddish kibetsn and German kiebitzen meaning “to look on at cards.” Contrast
with noodge. kibitzer ‹accent on ˌkib-› noun. Someone who gives unsolicited,
and ...
Sol Steinmetz, Payson R. Stevens, 2002
2
The Girl with the Scar: Dark Connection Book 1
“They fear that the Kibitzer might use his powers to speak some ill maledict over
their lives, some curse that they can never reverse. They do not respect him. They
fear him.” Eva thought back to all the times that she had seen people bow in ...
3
Verbivore's Feast: Second Course, More Word & Phrase Origins ...
all experienced the unsolicited, meddlesome commentary of the kibitzer. The
primary definition of the word kibitzer in most dictionaries reads something like “
an interfering lookeron, especially at a card game.” But a kibitzer can also be a ...
4
Playing for Real : A Text on Game Theory: A Text on Game Theory
Each player now privately informs a kibitzer of her posterior probability for the
event F 1⁄4{1, 2, 3}. The kibitzer computes the average of these three probabilities
and announces the result of his computation publicly. Beatrice and Carol update
...
London (Emeritus) Ken Binmore Professor of Economics University College, 2007
5
The Best of the Good Clean Jokes
All evening long four cardplayers had been pestered by a kibitzer. When he went
out of the room for a moment, they hit on a plan to silence him. “Let's make up a
game no one ever heard of,” one of them said. “Then he'll have to shut up.
6
In Their Own Image: New York Jews in Jazz Age Popular Culture
Kibitzer File, Billy Rose Theatre Collection. 54. Among the wacky celebrity
definitions printed in the press sheet are those of Zeppo Marx ("A kibitzer is every
one of my uncles"), Groucho Marx ("A kibitzer is a fellow who eats canned corn"),
...
A young lady looking on (the Yiddish term for a looker-on is a kibitzer) suggested
“vulnerable” as the answer. Vanderbilt adopted her suggestion, and it is solemnly
recorded that this is the first and last time that a kibitzer has ever made a useful ...
8
Chess Stories Through the Ages
The feeling of comfort between the two original players became strained and
finally one of them looked over to the kibitzer nearest him and said. “You know
how to play this game very well?” Surprised, but brazenly, the kibitzer replied.
9
Anaphora and Definite Descriptions: Two Applications of ...
(54) I challenged a kibitzer to a chess game, but the disguised grand master
mated me in ten moves. For instance, in the game associated with (54) an
application of (G, a(n)) yields a sentence of the form (55) I challenged Boris to a
chess ...
Jaakko Hintikka, J. Kulas, 1985
10
In The Wonderland Of Investment 2006-07 (25th Ed.)
Do you know who a kibitzer is? He is the best player at the bridge table in the
cards room of a sports club. He never sits at the table but stands behind the
players, constantly sniping at them for their mistakes at the table. He has a very
keen eye ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KIBITZER»
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kibitzer is used in the context of the following news items.
The Kibitzer
Just when you thought Orange County was a hopeless backwater of evangelicals and climate deniers, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama ... «Laguna Beach Independent Newspaper, Jul 15»
COMMENTARY: Interested non-parties in the Torre de Manila issue
The practical reason is obvious: To allow every kibitzer to say his piece (or to submit his written piece) would unduly clutter the records of court. «GMA News, Jul 15»
Daily chart
Regardless, the playing-out of the next twenty years in the Middle East is something we are best off watching as a sympathetic kibitzer. «The Economist, Jul 15»
The Bridge Column: Getting slammed by one's own partner
South, to his everlasting credit, maintained a dignified silence provoking a kibitzer to remark, "To slam is human, to forgive a partner who slams ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
After eight years as Sharks beat writer and a ridiculous 44 in the …
... Twitter as @PollakOnSharks, though I expect the role to evolve from breaking news to attempts at wry commentary, a senior kibitzer of sorts. «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
Back At My Desk (Personal)
But I'm a kibitzer, not a player, and no purpose would have been served by calling it off. I'm now back, and normal blogging will resume. «New York Times, Jul 15»
Baseball: Montclair High honors local baseball legend
"Earl was a kibitzer, same as I was," said Lou Pirrello, a teammate and fellow middle-of-the-order hitter on the Montclair High School baseball ... «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
Heavy Meddle: Help! My Older Office Mate Won't Shut Up
So even as you work to peaceably remove this kibitzer from your work life, I'd remain open to the possibility that she has something to teach you ... «WBUR, Jun 15»
New Aircraft Preview: Phenom 100E
Base price is $4.161 million, but options such as premium seats, a solid lavatory door and an extra passenger seat/kibitzer that faces sideways ... «Business Jet Traveler, Apr 15»
TAKING DOWN HILLARY CLINTON ONCE AND FOR ALL
But in government, Clinton's chief role over the years has been that of kibitzer. An important kibitzer, to be sure what spouse isn't? but not a ... «NewsWithViews.com, Apr 15»
