mishegoss
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Yiddish משוגעת (meshugas), from משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”), from Hebrew משוגע (meshugga`, “crazy”), from שׁוּגַּע (shugga‘, “be driven mad”), שִׁיגַּע (shigga‘, “drive mad”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mishegoss (uncountable)
- (slang) Madness; silliness.
- 2007 February 11, William Safire, “Culpa for Mayor”, in New York Times[1]:
- On the contrary, the Michigander’s mishegoss is driven by my choice of the on-guard anticipate when he thinks I should have used the more general, all-purpose verb expect.
- 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
- Allen Gregory DeLongpre: You know what? Let's forget all the mishegoss and try to enjoy our lunch, huh? Take the edge off.
- 2018: "Green Lantern No. 76 Was the Moment Superhero Comics Got Woke" by Abraham Riesman, Vulture
- Appropriately shamed, Hal agrees to help Oliver in taking down the landlord, which they eventually do after some crime-fighting mishegoss.
- 2021 January 21, 24:25 from the start, in The Rachel Maddow Show, spoken by Rachel Maddow:
- ...new allegations that young Mr. Ellis may have mishandled classified information as part of whatever mishegoss they were trying to pull off there.