mensh

mensch

or mensh (mĕnsh)

n. pl. mensch·es or mensch·en (mĕn′shən) Informal

A person of integrity and honor.

[Yiddish, human being, mensch, from Middle High German, human being, from Old High German mennisco; see man- in Indo-European roots.]

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mensh

(mɛnʃ)

vb (tr)

to mention

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mensh - a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics

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Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script

good person - a person who is good to other people

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"It's the Faberge Egg of the textile world," said Karen Mensh, vice president of woven product for Bloomcraft a division of P/ Kaufman.

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THE exact opposite of schnorrer is mensh, meaning a man of honour, a real gent - and when it comes to menshes I always think of Jimmy Savile.

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He or she fails to qualify as a "mensh," a Yiddish word for a person who treats others with respect and dignity and who negotiates the social world with zest and compassion.

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(25.) Lewin MR, Samuel SP, Wexler DS, Bickler P, Vaiyapuri S, Mensh BD.

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At this rate there wouldn't be much time left for a similarly insightful analysis of Ian McGeechan's selection but surely there would be a small mensh.

How could the Beeb's flagship TV news ignore the international elite of home nations rugby? It was one of the biggest rugby stories of the year - but the announcement of the 2009 British and Irish Lions squad didn't even merit a mention on the BBC's Ten O'Clock News, much to the chagrin of Carolyn Hitt

Now that Gav's tales of Grand Slam binges, spats with Brian O'Driscoll and chatting up Charlotte in Chip Alley have strutted across the shelves, there may be room for a few more publications to get a mensh.