Meanings
proper nounWeigel (plural Weigels)
plural Weigels · alternative Wygal
- A surname from German.
“I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday.
2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022
Origin
- GermanWeigel
- EnglishWeigel
Borrowed from German Weigel.
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APA
Weigel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weigel
MLA
“Weigel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weigel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Weigel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Weigel.
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