meshugge

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meshugge

/məˈʃʊ.ɡə/

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From Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”), from Hebrew מְשׁוּגָּע (m'shugá, “crazy”), a form of שׁוּגַּע (shugá, “be driven mad”) and שִׁיגַּע (shigá, “drive mad”). First came into use in English around 1880.

adjective more meshugge · most meshugge · meshuga · mishuga · meshugah · meshugga

crazy, mad, senseless, insane That meshugge boy changed lanes on the highway without even looking!

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adj crazy, mad, senseless, insane

Deutsch	meschugge
עברית	מְשׁוּגָּע m'shugá

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@misc{meshugge_2026,
  title = {meshugge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meshugge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}