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."

by Abe Rubenstein April 22, 2007

mensch

Also has the Jewish connotation of being a gentleman.

Look at that mensch over there, helping that lady.

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.

by Octopod November 08, 2003

mensch

A failure

Louise made a right mensch of her reinvention of Twitter.

by harvthehawl June 25, 2012

mensch

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

Humans are 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

by Ben Dover 2 August 07, 2008

mensch

a snobby person. male or female now humbled

Martha Stewart has emerged a mensch.

by Theresa March 04, 2005