תכלס

Hebrew

Alternative forms
  • תכל'ס‎

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish תכלית‎ (takhles, “goal”) after being borrowed from the original Hebrew תכלית‎ (takhlit, “purpose, aim”).

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
    (colloquial) directly, straight to the point
    ‏תגידי לי תכל'ס, מה את רוצה ממני?!‎‎
    Get it straight, what is it that you want from me?!
    Synonym: דוגרי‎

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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