meshugga

adjective

me·​shug·​ga

variants or meshuga or meshugge or meshuge

mə̇ˈshu̇gə

: mentally unbalanced : crazy

Word History

Etymology

meshugga or meshuga from Hebrew mĕshuggāʽ; meshugge or meshuge from Yiddish meshuge, from Hebrew mĕshuggāʽ

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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