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   Me·shu·ga

   /məˈSHo͝oɡə/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) crazy; idiotic: informal North American "either a miracle is taking place, or we're all meshuga"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from Yiddish meshuge, from Hebrew.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › meshugaMeshuga Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MESHUGA is foolish, eccentric. How to use meshuga in a sentence.

3. www.chabad.org › library › article_cdoWhat Does "Meshuga" ("Meshuggah") Mean? - Chabad.org

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   Meshuga: Borrowed from Hebrew, meshuga (mi-SHOO-gah) means “crazy” in Yiddish. It can also be pronounced meshigeh, meshugeh or even meshugie. Other related words: A person who is meshuga is called a meshuganer (mi-SHOO-gi-ner).

4. jel.jewish-languages.org › words › 367meshuga - Jewish English Lexicon

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   In Yiddish, meshugene (r) -- with the "ne (r)" ending -- is used as an attributive adjective modifying a noun (e.g., a meshugene froy, 'a crazy woman'), whereas meshuge is a predicative adjective (zi iz meshuge, 'she is crazy'). This distinction is preserved for many speakers of Jewish English (e.g., "He is absolutely meshuga!" vs.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MeshugaMeshuga - Wikipedia

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   Meshuga, meshuga'at (feminine), meshugah, meshuggah, meshugge, etc., means "crazy", "insane", or "mad" in Yiddish, borrowed from Hebrew. Meshuga may also refer to: Meshuga, a climbing route at Black Rocks , a climbing area in Derbyshire

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › meshugaMESHUGA Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Meshuga definition: crazy; insane.. See examples of MESHUGA used in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › meshugaMeshuga - definition of meshuga by The Free Dictionary

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   Define meshuga. meshuga synonyms, meshuga pronunciation, meshuga translation, English dictionary definition of meshuga. also me·shug·ga adj. Slang Crazy; senseless. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › meshugaMeshuga Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Meshuga definition: Crazy; senseless.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › meshuga_adjmeshuga, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word meshuga. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › meshugaMeshuga - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    Definitions of meshuga. adjective. senseless; crazy. synonyms: meshugga, meshugge, meshuggeneh, meshuggener. impractical. not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters.

11. dictionaryblog.cambridge.org › 2013/06/24 › yet-more-yiddishYet More Yiddish - About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog

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    Jun 24, 2013 · meshuga (also mashuga, meshuga, meshuggah, meshugge, and so on). Crazy, mad, stupid, absurd, both as a noun and an adjective. “Meshuggah. Off his chump” (James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922). A crazy man also may be dismissed as a meshuggener and his female counterpart as a meshuggeneh. nudnick. An irritating bore, a pest.