Mensches

Word MENSCHES
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Definitions and meanings of "Mensches"

What do we mean by mensches?

A person (chiefly male) of strength, integrity and honor or compassion.

A gentleman.

A mensch is a someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character. The key to being "a real mensch" is nothing less than character, rectitude, dignity, a sense of what is right, responsible, decorous. (Rosten, Leo. 1968. The Joys of Yiddish. New York: Pocket Books. 237) Urban Dictionary

Also has the Jewish connotation of being a gentleman. Urban Dictionary

TO MENSCH is to make a statement while inaccurately quoting.to make a totally unfounded accusation without fear of libel named after UK MP louise mensch who refused to repeat a false accusation MISQUOTING piers morgan from his book whilst hidden behind parliamentary privilege Urban Dictionary

An upstanding, worthy, honorable adult person of either sex. Fr. German and Yiddish for "human being." Cf. Chinese jin, literally "man" but with similar meaning. Urban Dictionary

A failure Urban Dictionary

Humans,elves, and dwarves. these are what we Patryn and Sartan call Mensch Urban Dictionary

Motha Fuckin Pimp! Urban Dictionary

Big head, above average head size, actually off the charts Urban Dictionary

A snobby person. male or female now humbled Urban Dictionary

A term that originates from the popular term “Wingman” A Wing Mensch is a Jewish guy friend that accompanies one in situations pertaining to dating, social events, and/or Jewish holidays/celebrations. A Wing Mensch is often used to assist in Jewish singles events and Jewish online dating platforms including Jdate and JSwipe. When it comes to Jewish events especially involving Jewish families, a Wing Mensch may be used as a distraction from undesired conversations that likely would lead to feelings of guilt. Urban Dictionary

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The word "mensches" in example sentences

What follows are some of the loveliest excerpts, which reveal a woman who was at once the emblem of glamour and the most humble of mensches. ❋ Lesley M. M. Blume (2010)

What follows are some of the loveliest excerpts, which offer true insight into a woman who was at once the pinnacle of glamour and the most humble of mensches. ❋ Lesley M. M. Blume (2010)

Why aren't young men evolving into post-feminist mensches? ❋ Unknown (2011)

In fact, it is their naiveté they have to shed in order to become the mensches we want them to be. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Excessively cool -- great to see the network guys recognize of the great mensches of the media. ❋ Toby O'B (2010)

When I was growing up in the early 1960s, my German Catholic neighbors the Moenches (who truly were mensches) asked one April to borrow our Passover books (haggadahs.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nothing that I am saying is new but because most of us have less money and may need to make changes around what we give our children (e.g. vacations), this is a wonderful chance to teach them to be mensches. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dream on. 62% won't do it, despite my deep admiration for the inestimable GOTV talents of Mr. Clemens (who is one of the few mensches working for the Senator). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The older two girls especially proved to be real mensches, but everyone pitched in for their parentless family. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They were all non-pretentious mensches who wrote me back, humoring me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It conjures up the bizarre world of Jewish Alaska, where Yiddish is a second language and for many a first language, and where shiksas and goyims are rare, and mensches do what mensches have to do. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We will get to see if we are mensches or if have turned into the people we most despise. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There are also heroes, knaves, psychos, savants, mensches, thieves, rapists and every other type of man and woman you can name. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Stephenson lays out the way they really think and act -- awkward, chatty mensches whose insistence on logic makes them borderline nut cases. ❋ Unknown (2008)

New 'UU World': Covenants, mensches, GA, anxiety. by Philocrites ❋ Unknown (2008)

And you guys are mensches (?) for eliciting feedback in this way. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"[Lou] [Epstein]. I want you to meet a real mensch: Chuck [Schwartz]." ❋ Abe Rubenstein (2007)

[Look at that] mensch over there, [helping] that [lady]. ❋ Aimee (2004)

example. that's a total [mensch] your [mensching] my words and you feel safe in doing so now your resorting [to mensch] ❋ Scotinusa (2011)

Be a mensch! [Admit] your [mistake] and make [things] good. ❋ Octopod (2003)

[Louise] made a right mensch of her [reinvention] of [Twitter]. ❋ Harvthehawl (2012)

[Humans] are mensch ❋ Evil Princess Sara (2003)

Dmna [tat] [guys] a mensching ❋ PIIIMMMPPP (2003)

[Mary] has a mensch of a [head] ❋ Ben Dover 2 (2008)

[Martha Stewart] has [emerged] a mensch. ❋ Theresa (2005)

Since my mom [guilted] me into attending a local Jewish singles [Hanukkah] party, I brought my Wing Mensch to help me meet a [nice Jewish girl]. ❋ Wing Mensch (2017)

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