Sunday, July 31, 2016

Megillah

As I read the definition, I thought, yeah, this definition is lengthy and tediously complicated . . .

megillah Audio Pronunciation


\muh-GIL-uh\
noun
1. Slang. a) a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter. b) a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah.
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.

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