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To be insane, crazy, or senseless.

If you discuss something that is taboo, then you might be meshuga.

If a person acts in a way that senseless, he or she might be a meshuga.

Yiddish roots
The hysterical executive responded, "are you meshuga? Ask me about anything else... but please, not about THAT"

Mendel: Come on Heschel, schlepp on over to the butcher!
Heschel: Mendel, are you meshuga? that place isnt kosher!
Ruva: It doesnt matter, neither of you two are straight up jew.
meshuga by g-diggity April 15, 2008

Meshugga 

A Yiddish word for crazy or crazy person. Many times it can be used as a term of endearment by Jewish Grandmothers or Babushkas.
My grandson is such a meshugga but he is so adorable... and needs to eat more!
Meshugga by waywardcello May 24, 2009

meshugaas 

Yiddish slang. Madness, Craziness, stupidity.
The stockmarket is meshugaas!
meshugaas by C.Lyons December 2, 2004
A person that sweet, beautiful and most of all smart and usually called “La plus intelligente” by her friends and family.
That girl is so beautiful

Yeah, that because she is a Mesgana
Mesgana by real_hussler April 3, 2021

mashugana 

A yiddish term used as an exclamation to describe something as crazy or bizarre.
Oy veh, that putz has got to be mashugana to think I would go out with him!!
mashugana by Miss maya January 7, 2006

Meshugener 

Meshugener (pronounced as meh∙shoog'∙en∙er ) is the Yiddish word for crazy person.
HA-HA, look at that meshugener running around pantless!
Meshugener by Cousin Chaim May 24, 2012
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