meshugge

Meaning

crazy, mad, senseless, insane

Synonyms

meshuga

meshuggener

meshuggeneh

nuts

meshugah

meshugga

meshuggah

mad

bats

around the bend

loony

maniacal

fruity

insane

kook

loco

madwoman

maniac

non compos mentis

nutty

one brick short of a full load

over the edge

potty

wacko

doolally

off one’s chump

off one’s nut

out of one’s mind

round the bend

bughouse

off one’s rocker

off one’s trolley

off one’s rocket

nutso

reality challenged

nutzoid

balmy

barmy

batty

berserk

berserker

bonkers

crackers

crazy

cuckoo

daft

deranged

Translations

mesjogge

meschugge

chiflado

mesjoche

chiflada

meshugge

fêlé

fol

démenciel

folle

demente

pazzesco

dēmēns

īnsānus

dolzinnig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈʃʊ.ɡə/

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.