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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).]
I often play chess, checkers, cribbage online at places [...]

asyndeton (uh-SIN-di-ton, -tuhn) noun
Omission of conjunctions, as in “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
[From Late Latin, from Greek, from neuter of asyndetos (not linked), from a- + syndetos (bound together), from syndein (to bind together), from syn- + dein (to bind).]
Our 11th grade English teacher thought it would be fun to host a joint [...]

haplography (hap-LOG-ruh-fee) noun
Accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, for example, “mispell” for “misspell”.
[From Greek haplo- (single) + -graphy (writing).]
Mrs. Crispin, the sixth grade language arts teacher, spent an entire hour on the common mistakes made in everyday spelling. One of the things she [...]

facetious (fuh-SEE-shus) adjective
Jocular or humorous, often inappropriately.
[From Latin facetus (witty).]
Marvin didn’t realize that his comments about the weight Joan had put on over the last two weeks were a sad attempt at being humorous, and instead just came off as being facetious and hurtful. Joan sighed in frustration at her husband’s lack of tact [...]