Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
(Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account;
- Example: "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah"2.
(Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther;
traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
megillah
n 1: (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he
insisted on giving us the whole megillah"
2: (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical
story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to
celebrate Purim