Mishegoss
/ˌmɪʃəˈɡɒs/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Madness; silliness. slang, uncountable
"On the contrary, the Michigander’s mishegoss is driven by my choice of the on-guard anticipate when he thinks I should have used the more general, all-purpose verb expect."
- 2 (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity wordnet
Example
More examples"On the contrary, the Michigander’s mishegoss is driven by my choice of the on-guard anticipate when he thinks I should have used the more general, all-purpose verb expect."
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish משוגעת (meshugas), from משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”), from Hebrew משוגע (meshugga`, “crazy”), from שׁוּגַּע (shugga‘, “be driven mad”), שִׁיגַּע (shigga‘, “drive mad”).