noun
- long, detailed stories or explanations; lengthy accounts
Usage: informal; Yiddish origin
Examples
- He told me the whole megillah about his vacation.
- I don’t need all the megillahs, just give me the main points.
- She launched into one of her megillahs about office politics.
- Skip the megillahs and get to the point.
- My grandmother’s megillahs about the old country could last for hours.
- The lawyer’s megillahs made the simple case seem complicated.