Mishegoss

//ˌmɪʃəˈɡɒs// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity wordnet

Synonyms

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meshugaasmeshugaasmishegaas

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"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”).

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