Mensch Edit Meaning

1.

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.

2.

Also has the Jewish connotation of being a gentleman.

Look at that mensch over there, helping that lady.

See Aimee

3.

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."

See wedding, crashers, owen, wilson, vince, vaughn

4.

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

Mary has a mensch of a head

See big head, shrek, cartoon, mary

5.

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

Humans are mensch

6.

a snobby person. male or female now humbled

Martha Stewart has emerged a mensch.

See Theresa