adj
Meaning 1
crazy, mad, senseless, insane
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- That meshugge boy changed lanes on the highway without even looking!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
meshugge
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Pronunciation
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/məˈʃʊ.ɡə/
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rhymes with -ʊɡə
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
senseless; crazy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meshugga, meshuga, meshuggeneh, meshuggener
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: mešuge — crazy, mad, senseless, insane
- Dutch: mesjogge — crazy, mad, senseless, insane
- Dutch: mesjokke — crazy, mad, senseless, insane
- German: meschugge — crazy, mad, senseless, insane
- Hebrew: מְשׁוּגָּע (m'shugá) — crazy, mad, senseless, insane
- Yiddish: משוגע (meshuge) — crazy, mad, senseless, insane