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me·shu·ga
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adjective
Slang
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crazy; insane.
Also,
me·shug·ga.
Origin:
1880–85;
<
Yiddish
meshuge
<
Hebrew
məshuggāʿ
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Meshuga
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a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy
a person or thing that closely resembles another
a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated; an instance of being attacked or defeated decisively
characterized by or defining oneself by ecological awareness, liberal political views, and support or use of natural products and health foods
insincere talk; nonsense
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World English Dictionary
meshuga
(mɪˈʃʊɡə)
—
adj
crazy
[from Hebrew]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
meshuga definition
[məˈʃʊgə]
and meshugah
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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