משוגעת

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • מעשוגאַס (meshugas) — Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /məʃʊˈɡas/
  • (Mideastern) IPA(key): /məʃɪˈɡaːs/
  • (Southeastern) IPA(key): /məʃɨˈɡas/
  • Audio (Mideastern):(file)

Noun

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

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

Descendants

  • → English: mishegoss, mishegaas, mishegas, mishegass, mischegass, mischegoss, mishegos, mishigas
  • → Russian: мишигас (mišigas)
  • → Ukrainian: мешиго́с (mešyhós)
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