meschugge

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”). Compare English meshugge and mishegoss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈʃʊ.ɡə/

Adjective

meschugge (strong nominative masculine singular meschuggener or meschugger, comparative (rare) meschuggener, superlative (rare) am meschuggensten)

1. (colloquial, usually predicative) meshugge, meshuga

Derived terms

• Meschuggener
• Meschuggenheit

Further reading

• “meschugge” in Duden online