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Where does “mishegoss” come from?

mishegoss (English) comes from Yiddish meshugas, from Yiddish meshuge, from Hebrew מְשׁוּגָּע, from Hebrew שׁוּגַּע — be driven mad.

mishegoss (English): Madness; silliness

Definitions

  1. Madness; silliness

Ancestry of “mishegoss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishmeshugas—
2Yiddishmeshuge—
3Hebrewמְשׁוּגָּעcrazy
4Hebrewשׁוּגַּעbe driven mad
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