bubbameister

A long story or old wives' tale, that is, something a grandma would tell. Yiddish, from "bubba," "grandmother."

"I asked about the family, and she started in on a bubbameister about hospitals."

by octopod October 18, 2008

bubbameister

non-pejorative: An old person's wisdom; folk wisdom; a cultural insight

In navigating sticky social situations, "One hand washes the other" is a bubbameister my mother often taught us.

by Seattlebubba October 19, 2015

bubbameister

from "meister"--master or "denoting a person regarded as skilled or prominent in a specified area of activity"

addition to my previous submission on "bubbameister"

by Seattlebubba October 19, 2015