meshuga
or me·shug·ga
[ muh-shoog-uh ]
/ məˈʃʊg ə /
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adjective Slang.
crazy; insane.
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Origin of meshuga
1880–85; <Yiddish meshuge<Hebrew məshuggāʿ
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British Dictionary definitions for meshuga
meshuga
/ Yiddish (mɪˈʃʊɡə) /
adjective
crazy
Word Origin for meshuga
from Hebrew
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