meshuggaas

noun

me·​shug·​gaas

variants or meshugaas

mə̇(ˌ)shu̇ˈgäs

plural meshuggaasen or meshugaasen

-äsᵊn

: nonsense, foolishness

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish meshugaas, from Hebrew mĕshuggāʽ, adjective

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