מַהְפָּךְmahapakh meaning in Hebrew
a dramatic reversal, an upset · noun (masculine)
Also spelled in English: mahapach
Eighty minutes of losing, then the whole thing turns upside down, and every commentator in the country reaches for the same word. It's the word Israel used to announce a change of government, and it now also covers your aunt's new haircut.
הפועל פיגרה בשני שערים במחצית, ואז הגיע מהפך מטורף בעשר הדקות האחרונות.
“Hapoel was two goals down at halftime, and then came a crazy turnaround in the last ten minutes.”
What's the best mahapakh you ever saw, on a pitch or on election night?