I just learned that “the whole megillah” comes from Yiddish! For my fellow shameful Jews, comes from the Five Scrolls (Five Megillot) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Megillot
my sister and I would play “Yiddish or nonsense” whenever my mom would speak Yiddish to us. We were very suspicious she wasn’t making up words. mieskeit was definitely a family favorite
I just learned that “the whole megillah” comes from Yiddish! For my fellow shameful Jews, comes from the Five Scrolls (Five Megillot) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Megillot
my sister and I would play “Yiddish or nonsense” whenever my mom would speak Yiddish to us. We were very suspicious she wasn’t making up words. mieskeit was definitely a family favorite