mishegoss

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mishegoss

/ˌmɪʃəˈɡɒs/
/ˈmɪʃəɡɒs/

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Borrowed from Yiddish משוגעת (meshugas), from משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”), from Hebrew משוגע (meshugga`, “crazy”), from שׁוּגַּע (shugga‘, “be driven mad”), שִׁיגַּע (shigga‘, “drive mad”).

noun meshugaas · meshugahs · meshugas · meshuggaas · mischegass · mischegoss

slang, uncountable Madness; silliness. On the contrary, the Michigander’s mishegoss is driven by my choice of the on-guard anticipate when he thinks I should have used the more general, all-purpose verb expect.

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noun madness, mishegoss

Español	locura
Français	folie, frénésie
Română	mișegos
Русский	мишигас mišigas, сумасше́ствие sumasšéstvije

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@misc{mishegoss_2026,
  title = {mishegoss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mishegoss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}