seichel

English

Alternative forms

• sechel

Etymology

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

Noun

seichel (uncountable)

1. (Jewish slang) wit, sense, gumption
   • 2001 January 11, David Goldman, “JEWS FORBIDDEN ON TEMPLE MOUNT”, in soc.culture.jewish‎^[1] (Usenet):

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