תכלס

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • תכל׳ס

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish תכלית (takhles, “goal”) after being borrowed from the original Hebrew תַּכְלִית (takhlít, “purpose, aim”), which is a doublet.

Adverb

תכלס • (tákhles)

  1. (colloquial) unexpectedly true, actually
    זה יכול לקרות גם לנו, אבל תכל׳ס הסיכוי קטן
    It can happen to us too, but realistically, chances are it won't.
  2. (colloquial) directly, straight to the point
    Synonym: דוגרי
    תגידי לי תכל׳ס, מה את רוצה ממני?!
    Get it straight, what is it that you want from me?!

Interjection

תכלס • (tákhles)

  1. (colloquial) actually!, true that!
    א־ צריך ללכת עם זה לתקשורת, זה סקופ רציני!
    ב־ תכל׳ס!
    A: We need to go with this to the media, it's a big scoop!
    B: for real!
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