First Known Use: 1943
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megillah
noun me·gil·lah \mə-ˈgi-lə\
Definition of MEGILLAH
slang : a long involved story or account <the whole megillah>
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Origin of MEGILLAH
Yiddish megile, from Hebrew mĕgillāh scroll, volume (used especially of the Book of Esther, read aloud at the Purim celebration)
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