ə; noun, plural me·gil·lahs Sephardic Hebrew, me·gil·loth, me·gil·lot 
[-gee-lawt] .
[-gee-lawt] . 1.
Slang.
a.
a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not a whole megillah.
b.
a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
2.
( italics ) Hebrew. a scroll, especially one containing the Book of Esther. Others are the Book of Ecclesiastes, the Song of Solomon, the Book of Ruth, and the Book of Lamentations.
Also, me·gil·la.
Origin:
1950–55; < Yiddish megile literally, scroll < Hebrew məgillāh
1950–55; < Yiddish megile literally, scroll < Hebrew məgillāh
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| —n , pl -lahs, -loth | |
| 1. | a scroll of the Book of Esther, read on the festival of Purim |
| 2. | a scroll of the Book of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, or Ecclesiastes |
| 3. | slang anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out |
| [Hebrew: scroll, from galal to roll] | |
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Megillah
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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megillah
"long, tedious, complicated story," 1957, from Yiddish (e.g. a gantse Megillah "a whole megillah"), lit. "roll, scroll," name of the five O.T. books appointed to be read on certain feast days. The slang use is in ref. to the length of the text.
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