| Front | meshuga or meshugga \muh-SHOOG-uh\ |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective Crazy; stupid. [Meshuggener" comes from the Yiddish "meshugener," which in turn derives from "meshuge," an adjective that is synonymous with "crazy" or "foolish." English speakers have used the adjective form, "meshuga" or "meshugge," to mean "foolish" since the late 1800s; we've dubbed foolish folk "meshuggeners" since at least 1900.] "Plenty of hip-hoppers want to be considered insane, but only Paul Barman wants to be known as meshuga." |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Nebbish neb-ish noun timid meek ineffectual person yiddish
Previous card: Losel loa-zuhl loo loz-uhl noun worthless middle english
Up to card list: Hard English Vocabulary