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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)
First Known Use: 1943

Rhymes with MEGILLAH

ancilla, Anguilla, Aquila, Attila, axilla, cabrilla, cedilla, chinchilla, Comilla, flotilla, gorilla, guerrilla, hydrilla, manila, Manila, mantilla, maxilla, papilla, perilla, scintilla, vanilla

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