bubbe-meise
bubbe-meise is the alternative form of bubbe meise.
Meaning of bubbe meise
Noun
bubbe meise (plural bubbe meises)
- An old wives' tale; a fairytale.
- If you look ahead to the second book of the Maccabees, you will see that Judah did not embrace the life of the tzaddik […] No, Judah discovered […] that war, not holiness, is good business. He spent the years after the Maccabean victory pillaging whatever small settlements happened to strike his...1988 December 4, Liz Galst, “Lesbian Maccabee Unmasked!”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 21, page 7
Forms of bubbe-meise
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Questions about bubbe-meise
- What is bubbe-meise the alternative form of?
- Bubbe-meise is the alternative form of bubbe meise.
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