משוגעת

Yiddish

Alternative forms

מעשוגאַס‎ (meshugas) – Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew משוגעת / מְשֻׁגַּעַת‎ (m'shugá'at).

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /mɜʃʊˈɡas/
(Poylish) IPA^(key): /mɜʃɪˈɡaːs/
(Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /mɜʃɨˈɡas/
Audio (Poylish) (file)

Noun

משוגעת • (meshugas/meshugays) f, plural משוגעתן‎ (meshugas/meshugaysn)

craziness, madness, nonsense, crazy talk, senseless activity, irrationality
craze, fad, quirk

Descendants

→ English: mishegoss, mishegaas, mishegas, mishegass, mishegos, mishigas

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