Definitions

1. noun

a long, elaborate story or tale, especially one that is tedious or exhausting to hear

“He launched into a megillah about his childhood, and we had to politely excuse ourselves.”

2. noun

a scroll or scroll-like object, especially a parchment with a biblical text, such as the Esther scroll in the Jewish tradition of reading the Megillah Esther.

“The congregation gathered to read the megillah on the holiday of Purim.”