bubbe meise

See also: bubbe-meise

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish באָבע־מעשׂה (bobe-mayse).

Noun

bubbe meise (plural bubbe meises)

  1. (Judaism) An old wives' tale; a fairytale.

References
  • Bubbe Meises, Bubbe Stories, by Dramatic Publishing, 1999, →ISBN, page 26.
  • Michael Wex, Born to Kvetch, St. Martin's Press 2005. →ISBN
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