megillah

英 [mə'gɪlə] 美 [mə'gɪlə]

• n. <俚>冗长详细的描述； 复杂事情

英英释义

Noun:

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