- meshuga
- , meshugge(meh-SHOO-geh) [Yiddish, from Hebrew] A slang term meaning crazy, nuts, insane. Also written as meshugah, meshuggah.
Dictionary of foreign words and phrases. Mary Varchaver and Frank Ledlie Moore. 2012.
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meshuga — mad, crazy, stupid, 1892, from Heb. meshugga, part. of shagag to go astray, wander. The adjective has forms meshugener, meshugenah before a noun … Etymology dictionary
meshuga — [mə shoog′ə] adj. [Yiddish < Heb meshuggāh] crazy; mad; insane: also meshugga or meshugah … English World dictionary
meshuga — AND meshugah [ma Juga] mod. crazy. (From Hebrew meshuggah via Yiddish.) □ What a meshuga day! □ This guy is meshugah! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
meshuga — or meshugge; also meshugah or meshuggah adjective Etymology: Yiddish meshuge, from Hebrew mĕshuggā‘ Date: 1885 crazy, foolish … New Collegiate Dictionary
meshuga — /meuh shoog euh/, adj. Slang. crazy; insane. Also, meshugga. [1880 85; < Yiddish meshuge < Heb mashugga ] * * * … Universalium
meshuga — adj. (From Yiddish) crazy, insane, nuts , mad (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
meshuga — [mɪ ʃʊgə] (also meshugga) adjective N. Amer. informal mad; crazy. Origin C19: from Yiddish meshuge, from Heb … English new terms dictionary
meshuga — me·shu·ga … English syllables
meshuga — me•shu•ga [[t]məˈʃʊg ə[/t]] adj. Slang. sts crazy; insane • Etymology: 1880–85; < Yiddish meshuge < Heb məshuggā‘ … From formal English to slang
meshuga — adjective senseless; crazy • Syn: ↑meshugge, ↑meshugga, ↑meshuggeneh, ↑meshuggener • Similar to: ↑impractical • Derivationally related forms: ↑meshuggeneh … Useful english dictionary
