K is for Kibitz
K is Kibitz is one of my most favourite foreign words, from Yiddish 'kibitzer', a spectator who offers unwanted or unsolicited advice, which according to Wikipedia, comes from German 'kibitzen', to look over a card player's shoulder. It's very useful to have a word to put a stop to people who interfere when I am playing sudoku with unhelpful suggestions ... you know who you are. Also Kibosh, possibly from Irish but possibly also from Yiddish, meaning to put an abrupt end to some occurrence or some plan.
This TV reporter once asked a kid what he'd want if stranded on a desert island, and the kid said he'd want a deck of cards. That way, he'd start playing solitaire and someone would show up and tell him what moves he was missing.
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