meshugaas
noun
foolishness; insanity; senselessness.
mishegoss
-
a variation of
meshugaas.
Example Sentences
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“I am convinced that the rankings game is a bit of mishegoss — a slightly daft obsession that does harm when colleges, parents or students take it too seriously,” he wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 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
I am convinced that the rankings game is a bit of mishegoss — a slightly daft obsession that does harm when colleges, parents, or students take it too seriously.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2021
So Benioff spices up his brand with all sorts of tangential mishegoss.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 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
