MEGILLAH


Meaning of MEGILLAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈgi-lə ]

noun

Etymology: Yiddish megile, from Hebrew mĕgillāh scroll, volume (used especially of the Book of Esther, read aloud at the Purim celebration)

Date: 1943

slang : a long involved story or account

the whole megillah

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