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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
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Also has the Jewish connotation of being a gentleman.
Look at that mensch over there, helping that lady.
mensch by Aimee January 18, 2004
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
Louise made a right mensch of her reinvention of Twitter.
mensch by harvthehawl June 28, 2012
Humans,elves, and dwarves. these are what we Patryn and Sartan call Mensch
Humans are mensch
mensch by Evil Princess Sara November 14, 2003
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
a snobby person. male or female now humbled
Martha Stewart has emerged a mensch.
mensch by Theresa May 13, 2005