meshuga
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Crazy, senseless, foolish: Used to describe someone or something that is irrational, insane, or acting in a wildly foolish manner.
- Mad, infatuated: Can also describe someone who is excessively or foolishly enthusiastic or obsessed with something.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- His plan to sail across the ocean in a bathtub is completely meshuga.
- She's meshuga about that new singer; she has posters all over her room.
- Don't listen to him; he's talking meshuga nonsense.
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in a colorful, emphatic way to express strong disbelief or judgment about irrationality. It carries a connotation that is stronger than "silly" but can be less clinical than "insane."
- It can be used predicatively (after a linking verb like "is") or attributively (before a noun).
Variants and Related Words
- Meshuggener (noun): A crazy or foolish person.
- That old meshuggener is always yelling at the clouds.
- Meshugas (noun): Crazy behavior or nonsense.
- I don't have time for this meshugas.
Synonyms
- Crazy
- Insane
- Foolish
- Nuts (informal)
- Bonkers (informal)
Antonyms
- Sane
- Rational
- Sensible
- Lucid
Notes on Usage
- Meshuga is a loanword from Yiddish (משׂוגע ), which itself comes from Hebrew. It is primarily used in informal English, often within communities familiar with Yiddish vocabulary, but it is widely understood.
- The spelling meshugga is also common.
- It is typically used as a slang term and is not appropriate for formal writing.