Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Crazy; senseless.
- noun One who is crazy.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Yiddish) a crazy fool
- adjective senseless; crazy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“What kind of meshuggeneh crazy cards you gave me?” she asks, surveying her hand.
Tessie and Pearlie JOY HOROWITZ 1996
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From the CEOs to the bolt-turners on the assembly line, from powertrain engineers to your humble reviewer—he said, adjusting his poodle skirt—we're all slightly but measurably tetch'd, meshuggeneh, deranged.
The Best Sports Car, and Why to Skip It Dan Neil 2011
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And all because her meshuggeneh husband refused to lock the doors.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Jack Canfield 2010
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And all because her meshuggeneh husband refused to lock the doors.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Jack Canfield 2010
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And all because her meshuggeneh husband refused to lock the doors.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Jack Canfield 2010
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"Boy, these guys are really meshuggeneh," said Senator Joseph Lieberman (ID-CT).
Michael Roston: Introducing Four Friday Funnies: Scenes From A Giuliani Administration 2008
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Those sermons could drive you totally meshuggeneh!
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This place was crawling with people I recognized, daring and a little meshuggeneh, near the beginnings of their careers, working for several outlets at once, trying to catch a break.
Luftmensch Reporter Watches the Rockets at Lebanese Border 2006
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Max, of course I remember that meshuggeneh friend of yours, and what you want to do with him is your affair.
Kalooki Nights Howard Jacobson 2006
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This place was crawling with people I recognized, daring and a little meshuggeneh, near the beginnings of their careers, working for several outlets at once, trying to catch a break.
Luftmensch Reporter Watches the Rockets at Lebanese Border 2006
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