meshuga

or me·shug·ga

[ muh-shoog-uh ]

adjectiveSlang.
  1. crazy; insane.

Origin of meshuga

1
1880–85; <Yiddish meshuge<Hebrew məshuggāʿ

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British Dictionary definitions for meshuga

meshuga

/ Yiddish (mɪˈʃʊɡə) /


adjective
  1. crazy

Origin of meshuga

1
from Hebrew

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