meshugge
Meaning
crazy, mad, senseless, insane
Synonyms
off one’s chump
off one’s nut
out of one’s mind
off one’s rocker
off one’s trolley
off one’s rocket
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.
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