Megillah (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural me·gil·lahs, Sephardic Hebrew me·gil·loth, me·gil·lot [muh-gee-lawt]. /mə giˈlɔt/.
  1. Slang.
    • a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah.
    • a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
  2. 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.
noun plural -lahs or -loth (Hebrew -ˈlɔt) Judaism
  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. anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out
Megillah (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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