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meshugaas

me shu gaas |məSHo͝ogˈäs məʃʊɡˈɑs | ▶noun informal mad or idiotic ideas or behavior: there's method in this man's meshugaas. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: Yiddish, noun from meshuga .

 

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meshugaas

meshugaas |mɪˈʃʊgɑːs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. informal mad or foolish ideas or behaviour: there's method in this man's meshugaas. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: Yiddish, noun from meshuga .