Megillah

[Magaret]

Something long complex, and possibly [tedious]. Fr. Yiddish/Hebrew, for [scroll]. Certain [scrolls] are read on particular holidays; it takes a long time, hence the secondary meaning.

[Lizzy Liz]

One of five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) that are appointed to be read on certain Jewish notable days, especially the Book of Esther, read at the festival of Purim.