לְגַהֵץlegahets meaning in Hebrew
to swipe a credit card · verb
Also spelled in English: legahetz, legahez
Before contactless taps, running a credit card meant dragging it down a plastic track in one firm, flat motion. It looked so much like ironing a collar that Israelis turned the household chore into the national verb for spending money.
אין עליי שקל מזומן, אתה יכול פשוט לגהץ את הכרטיס?
“I don't have a single shekel in cash on me, can you just swipe the card?”
Think of the last purchase you made where you just tapped the card without wanting to look at the number on the screen.
Israeli slang wordsHebrew words for everyday life in IsraelHebrew words for money and deals