mensch 

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)

"Lou Epstein. I want you to meet a real mensch: Chuck Schwartz."

mensch by Abe Rubenstein April 29, 2007

mensch 

Also has the Jewish connotation of being a gentleman.

Look at that mensch over there, helping that lady.

mensch by Aimee January 18, 2004

mensch 

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.

Be a mensch! Admit your mistake and make things good.

mensch by Octopod November 8, 2003

mensch 

A failure

Louise made a right mensch of her reinvention of Twitter.

mensch by harvthehawl June 28, 2012

mensch 

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

Humans are mensch

mensch by Evil Princess Sara November 14, 2003

mensch 

big head, above average head size, actually off the charts

Mary has a mensch of a head

mensch by Ben Dover 2 October 3, 2008

mensch 

a snobby person. male or female now humbled

Martha Stewart has emerged a mensch.

mensch by Theresa May 13, 2005