megillah

me·gil·lah

noun \mə-ˈgi-lə\

Definition of MEGILLAH

slang

: a long involved story or account <the whole megillah>

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