כּוחkoyekh meaning in Yiddish

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strength, energy, vigor · noun (m.)

Also spelled in English: koach, koyach

The universal Yiddish excuse. No koyekh? You are officially off the hook.

איך האָב הײַנט נישט קיין כּוח — לאָז מיר זיצן אַ ביסל.

“I don't have any koyekh today — let me sit a little.”

Everyone has a relative who announces they have no koyekh at exactly the wrong moment.

Published 31 July 2026

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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