kibbitzes
Comments from sidelines
Kibbitzes means offers unsolicited advice or commentary, especially while watching someone else's activity.
From Yiddish, the word often describes someone looking over a card player's shoulder and suggesting moves: He kibbitzes during every poker game.
More broadly, it can mean chatting or bantering socially.
A kibitzer is someone who habitually does this.
Casual strategic socializing
- chattingInformal verbal exchange
- gossipingTalking about absent people
- banteringLight, playful teasing
- jokingSaying things in fun
wisecracks · quipping · teasing · ribbing · needling · joshing · ragging · chit-chat
Hearth implement for coals
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- gin rummyTwo-player melding game
- canastaWoven carrying container
- pinochleTrick-taking meld game
blackjack · dealer · hand · fold · bluff · bet · table · stakes
Intrusive interference in others' concerns
- butting inInterrupting without permission
- backseat drivingUnsolicited advice to driver
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- opiningExpressing a judgment
commenting · suggesting · nudging · coaching · second-guessing · hovering · pestering · nagging
schmoozing
Casual strategic socializing
joking · wisecracks · quipping · teasing · ribbing · needling · joshing · ragging · chit-chat · small talk
poker
Hearth implement for coals
pinochle · blackjack · dealer · hand · fold · bluff · bet · table · stakes · shuffle
meddling
Intrusive interference in others' concerns
- butting inInterrupting without permission
- backseat drivingUnsolicited advice to driver
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
opining · commenting · suggesting · nudging · coaching · second-guessing · hovering · pestering · nagging · interjecting
kibbitzesbites tongue
keeps mum · keeps counsel · listens · zips it
kibbitzesparticipates
Takes an active role
plays · takes part · ignores · disengages · tunes out