meshuga

[muh-shoog-uh] Origin

me·shu·ga

[muh-shoog-uh]
adjective Slang.
crazy; insane.
Also, me·shug·ga.


Origin:
1880–85; < Yiddish meshuge < Hebrew məshuggāʿ
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Meshuga is always a great word to know.
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a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy
a person or thing that closely resembles another
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meshuga (mɪˈʃʊɡə)
 
adj
crazy
 
[from Hebrew]

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Word Origin & History

meshuga
"mad, crazy, stupid," 1892, from Heb. meshugga, part. of shagag "to go astray, wander." The adj. has forms meshugener, meshugenah before a noun.
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meshuga definition

[məˈʃʊgə]
and meshugah
  1. mod.
    crazy. (From Hebrew meshuggah via Yiddish.) : This guy is meshugah!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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