meshugaas
noun
foolishness; insanity; senselessness.
mishegoss
-
a variation of
meshugaas.
Example Sentences
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He met Nathan Bahny, 69, who bemoaned the mishegoss — that’s Yiddish for craziness — of the congressman’s duel with Maloney.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
Here, resident “Real Housewives” correspondents Yvonne Villarreal and Meredith Blake discuss all the “Salt Lake City” mishegoss and what it means for the “Real Housewives” universe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
Oh was the only actress Peet imagined who could embrace all this mishegoss with empathy and hilarity.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
Some Oscars years are destined for mishegoss, and the one that concludes this Sunday, at the Dolby Theatre, is one of them.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 24, 2019
Because the actors were above the depths, there was all kinds of CGI mishegoss required to make their accoutrements look like they were swaying in the currents.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2018
