meshugas
/məʃʊˈɡas/slang
noun
Especially in Jewish usage: madness, craziness; nonsense, foolishness; (as a count noun) a foolish idea; a foible, an idiosyncracy.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Israel Zangwill (1864–1926), writer and advocate of Jewish causes. From Yiddish meshugas from Hebrew mĕšuggaʿaṯ, use as abstract noun of feminine of mĕšuggaʿ.
- grand opera
- grandpa
- grandpap
- grandpapa
- grandpappy
- grandparent
- grandparentage
- grandparental
- grandparenthood
- grand passion
- grandpaternal
- grand paunch
- Grand Penitentiary
- grand piano
- grand pianoforte
- grandpop
- Grand Prairie
- Grand Prior
- grand priory
- Grand Prix
- Grand Prix de Paris
- grand prize
- grand quarter
- grand quartering
- Grand Rapids