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mensch

mensch [ mensh ] (plural mensch·en [ ménshən ] or mensch·es) or mensh [ mensh ] (plural mensh·en or mensh·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
good person: somebody good, kind, decent, and honorable ( informal )

[Mid-20th century. Via Yiddish< Old High German mennisco "person, human"]
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