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meshugge

/məˈʃʊ.ɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meshugge
IPA
/məˈʃʊ.ɡə/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

crazy, mad, senseless, insane

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”), from Hebrew מְשׁוּגָּע (m'shugá, “crazy”), a form of שׁוּגַּע (shugá, “be driven mad”) and שִׁיגַּע (shigá, “drive mad”). First came into use in English around 1880.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: משוגע, מְשׁוּגָּע

Inflected Forms

more meshugge (comparative) most meshugge (superlative) meshuga (alternative) mishuga (alternative) meshugah (alternative) meshugga (alternative) meshuggah (alternative)

Derived Forms

meshuganon

Frequently Paired Words

mishegoss mashugana meshuga meshuggeneh meshuggener

Synonyms

meshugga meshuga meshuggeneh meshuggener

Questions

How do you pronounce meshugge?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈʃʊ.ɡə/.
What does meshugge mean?
crazy, mad, senseless, insane
Where does meshugge come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce meshugge

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