meshugaas

[ mish-uh-gahs ]

noun

, Slang.

1. foolishness; insanity; senselessness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of meshugaas¹

1905–10; < Yiddish meshugas < Hebrew məshuggāʿ

Example Sentences

No more exultation: New Yorkers on a workday, amid crappy news, their own meshugaas, and the doldrums of winter.

From The New Yorker