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This tag is for questions related to English as used in Great Britain, and sometimes Ireland.

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Is "act like a mensch" too localized for ELU readers (U.S. and/or British English)?

I'd like to add to the other answers by saying that to me (as a British English speaker who's never heard this word), it sounds mildly insulting. When I saw the title of this question, I was expecting …
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