meshuga

or me·shug·ga

[muh-shoo g-uh]

adjective Slang.

crazy; insane.

Origin of meshuga

1880–85; < Yiddish meshuge < Hebrew məshuggāʿ

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British Dictionary definitions for meshugga

meshuga

adjective

crazy

Word Origin for meshuga

from Hebrew

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Word Origin and History for meshugga

meshuga

adj.

"mad, crazy, stupid," 1892, from Hebrew meshugga, part. of shagag "to go astray, wander." The adjective has forms meshugener, meshugenah before a noun.