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The definition of a mensch is a person who is decent, honest and upstanding.

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An all-around good guy who can be trusted and who does good things is an example of a mensch.

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noun pl. menschen

a person, esp. a man, regarded as being honorable, decent, and responsible and having strength of character

Origin: Yiddish < Ger, person < OHG mannisco, orig., human < mann, man + isc-, -ish

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noun pl. mensch·es or mensch·en (mĕnˈshən)
Informal

A person having admirable characteristics, such as fortitude and firmness of purpose: “He radiates the kind of fundamental decency that has a name in Yiddish; he's a mensch” (James Atlas).

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish, human being, mensch

Origin: , from Middle High German, human being

Origin: , from Old High German mennisco; see man-¹ in Indo-European roots

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