שאָקלshokl meaning in Yiddish

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a shake, a sway · noun (masculine)

This week the lulav gets shaken in four directions. Your uncle, asleep over his cold coffee at noon, needs only one.

גיב זיך אַ שאָקל, מיר פֿאָרן שוין אין אַ שעה.

“Pull yourself together, we're leaving in an hour.”

When did you last need someone to tell you gib zikh a shokl?

Published 26 September 2026

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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