Etymology

mishegoss

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Today it means: Madness; silliness. Full definition →

Yiddish משוגעת ← Hebrew משוגע
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמשוגע“crazy”
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromמשוגעת
  3. English todaymishegoss

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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