Wednesday 27th July 2016
Megillah
/məˈɡɪlə; Hebrew miɡiˈla/
Noun
(Judaism) ( pl) -lahs, -loth (Hebrew) ( -ˈlɔt)
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
Quote
"You think this will make a good book?" "Your friend Tex, you mean?" "Everything
that's happening, the whole megillah. Who'd believe what's going on right this minute? ..."
William Kennedy, Changó's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes 2011
Origin
Megillah came to English from the Hebrew məgillāh meaning “scroll” by way of
the Yiddish megile.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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