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Where does “משוגעת” come from?

משוגעת (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish משוגע, from Hebrew משוגע, from Hebrew שיגע — drive crazy.

משוגעת (Yiddish): craziness, madness, nonsense, crazy talk,...

Definitions

  1. craziness, madness, nonsense, crazy talk,...

Ancestry of “משוגעת”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמשוגעcrazy
2Hebrewמשוגעcrazy, insane
3Hebrewשיגעdrive crazy

Words derived from “משוגעת”

  • mishegoss
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