See Also: yardang(dictionary)

kvetch (oh) and yardang (iou)


kvetch (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Yiddish; Origin: kvetshn 'to press firmly, complain']
to keep complaining
-- kvetch n [C]

yardang (iou)



yardang noun. E20.
[Turkish, abl. of yar cleft, precipice.]
Physical Geography. A sharp irregular ridge of sand etc., lying in the direction of the prevailing wind in exposed desert regions and formed by the wind erosion of adjacent less resistant material.