Meshugge

//məˈʃʊ.ɡə// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    crazy, mad, senseless, insane

    "That meshugge boy changed lanes on the highway without even looking!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    senseless; crazy wordnet

Example

More examples

"That meshugge boy changed lanes on the highway without even looking!"

Etymology

From Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”), from Hebrew מְשׁוּגָּע (m'shugá, “crazy”), a form of שׁוּגַּע (shugá, “be driven mad”) and שִׁיגַּע (shigá, “drive mad”). First came into use in English around 1880.

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