seichel

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/ˈsɛxɛl//ˈseɪxəl/

noun

wit, sense, gumption

OriginYiddish שׂכל ← Hebrew שֵׂכֶל →
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Meanings

nounseichel (uncountable)

alternative sechel

  1. Jewishslanguncountablewit, sense, gumption

    WHICH IS PRECISELY WHAT I SAID, IF YOU HAD HAD THE SECHEL TO UNDERSTAND.

    2001 January 11, David Goldman, “JEWS FORBIDDEN ON TEMPLE MOUNT”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

Origin

  1. Hebrewשֵׂכֶל“intelligence”
  2. Yiddishשׂכל“wit, sense, common sense”
  3. Englishseichel

Borrowed from Yiddish שׂכל (seykhl, “wit, sense, common sense”), from Hebrew שֵׂכֶל (sekhel, “intelligence”).

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APA

seichel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seichel

MLA

“seichel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seichel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seichel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seichel.

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