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MISHEGOSS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mishegoss mean?
• MISHEGOSS (noun)
The noun MISHEGOSS has 1 sense:
1. (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
Familiarity information: MISHEGOSS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
meshugaas; mishegaas; mishegoss
Hypernyms ("mishegoss" is a kind of...):
craziness; folly; foolery; indulgence; lunacy; tomfoolery (foolish or senseless behavior)
Domain category:
Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)
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