bubbe meise

== English == === Alternative forms === bube meise === Etymology === Borrowed from Yiddish באָבע־מעשׂה (bobe-mayse). === Noun === bubbe meise (plural bubbe meises) (Judaism) An old wives' tale; a fairytale. === References === Bubbe Meises, Bubbe Stories, by Dramatic Publishing, 1999, →ISBN, page 26. Michael Wex, Born to Kvetch, St. Martin's Press 2005. →ISBN