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meshuga

American

[muh-shoog-uh] / məˈʃʊg ə /

Or meshugga

adjective

Slang.

crazy; insane.

meshuga British

/ mɪˈʃʊɡə /

adjective

crazy

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Etymology

Origin of meshuga

1880–85; < Yiddish meshuge < Hebrew məshuggāʿ

Example Sentences

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For me, it’s not just the fusillade of familiar words and phrases: meshuga, geklempt, zay geznunt.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2018

Bobby, they declare, is ganz meshuga, which is to say that he is quite addled.

From Time Magazine Archive

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