Megillah
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Megillah /məˈgɪlə/
▶noun each of the books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) appointed to be read on certain Jewish notable days.
– phrases
the whole megillah N. Amer. informal something in its entirety.
the whole megillah N. Amer. informal something in its entirety.
– origin from Heb. mĕḡillāh, lit. ‘scroll’.
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