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Meaning of "meshuggeneh" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MESHUGGENEH

meshuggeneh  [mɪˈʃʊɡənə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MESHUGGENEH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meshuggeneh is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MESHUGGENEH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

meshuggeneh

List of English words of Yiddish origin

This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English. There are differing approaches to the romanisation of Yiddish orthography and the spelling of some of these words may therefore be variable. Many of these words are more common in the US entertainment industry, via vaudeville, the Catskills/Borscht Belt, and Hollywood. Others are more regionally oriented, e.g., in the New York City metropolitan area. A number of Yiddish words also entered English via large Jewish communities in Britain, particularly London, where Yiddish has influenced the Cockney dialect. A number of Yiddish words are related to Hebrew, Germanic or Slavic forms, and some words of those origins have entered English via Yiddish.

Definition of meshuggeneh in the English dictionary

The definition of meshuggeneh in the dictionary is an insane or stupid person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MESHUGGENEH


Adana
ˈædənə
air-conditioner
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənə
bottle-opener
ˈbɒtəlˌəʊpənə
commissioner
kəˈmɪʃənə
conditioner
kənˈdɪʃənə
governor
ˈɡʌvənə
Helena
ˈhɛlənə
listener
ˈlɪsənə
meshuggenah
mɪˈʃʊɡənə
opener
ˈəʊpənə
organa
ˈɔːɡənə
practitioner
prækˈtɪʃənə
prisoner
ˈprɪzənə
Ramayana
rɑːˈmaɪənə
softener
ˈsɒfənə
strengthener
ˈstreŋθənə
summoner
ˈsʌmənə
tobogganer
təˈbɒɡənə
waggoner
ˈwæɡənə
wagoner
ˈwæɡənə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MESHUGGENEH

meseta
mesh
mesh bag
mesh connection
mesh stockings
Meshach
Meshed
meshuga
meshugas
meshuggenah
meshwork
meshy
mesiad
mesial
mesially
mesic
mesically
mesitylene
mesmeric
mesmerically

WORDS THAT END LIKE MESHUGGENEH

Aceh
Banda Aceh
caneh
eh
feh
heh
kaneh
keffiyeh
kibbeh
meh
Nineveh
peh
reh
tabbouleh
Tecumseh
tempeh
Yahveh
Yahweh
yeh
yrneh

Synonyms and antonyms of meshuggeneh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «meshuggeneh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MESHUGGENEH

Find out the translation of meshuggeneh to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meshuggeneh from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meshuggeneh» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

meshuggeneh
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

MESHUGGENEH
570 millions of speakers

English

meshuggeneh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

meshuggeneh
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

meshuggeneh
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

meshuggeneh
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

MESHUGGENEH
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

meshuggeneh
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

meshuggeneh
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meshuggeneh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

meshuggeneh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

meshuggeneh
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

meshuggeneh
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Meshuggeneh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

meshuggeneh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

meshuggeneh
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॅशग्गेनह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meshuggeneh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meshuggeneh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

meshuggeneh
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

meshuggeneh
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meshuggeneh
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

meshuggeneh
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meshuggeneh
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

meshuggeneh
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

meshuggeneh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meshuggeneh

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MESHUGGENEH»

The term «meshuggeneh» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of meshuggeneh
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «meshuggeneh».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MESHUGGENEH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «meshuggeneh» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «meshuggeneh» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meshuggeneh

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MESHUGGENEH»

Discover the use of meshuggeneh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meshuggeneh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kalooki Nights: A Novel
Your meshuggeneh friend wasn't born yet.” “How do you know that?” “How do I know when your meshuggeneh friend was born?” “How do you know about Lithuania?” He tapped his forehead. “By fucking reading. Probably the same fucking ...
Howard Jacobson, 2008
2
Beautiful Monsters: Imagining the Classic in Musical Media
For example, Yiddish words like meshuggeneh (crazy) and tsuris (trouble, woe) were originally confined to the linguistic register of “urban immigrant Yiddish” ( using register in its most global linguistic sense, where it is indistinguishable from a ...
Michael Long, 2008
3
Chicken Little: the inside story : a Jungian romance
Chicken Little: Messiah, Meshuggeneh or Metaphor?
Daryl Sharp, 1993
4
Tessie and Pearlie: A Granddaughter's Story
Meshuggeneh. Matzo. Brei. You wanttosee howI makematzobrei?Myhands are clean. My mother washed them when I was a baby. You don't need any secrets for it. I'm Julia—what's her name? Yeah. Julia Child. Two eggs. Two matzos.
Joy Horowitz, 2010
5
Chicken Little: The Inside Story : a Jungian Romance
Chicken Little: Messiah, Meshuggeneh or Metaphor? 7 Book One: Into the Fire 1 The Letter 19 2 The Meeting 31 3 An Unveiling 44 4 Search for the Self 56 Intermezzo 69 Book Two: Star Bright 5 Philosophers' Stone 73 6 A Stitch in Time 87 7 ...
Daryl Sharp, 1993
6
Love and Betrayal
Pamela Schieber. “Ma, I'm telling you, in five years we're going to have everything: schools, synagogues, and businesses. There's going to be grass and there's going to flowers. It's going to be wonderful, I swear.” “You are a meshuggeneh.
Pamela Schieber, 2013
7
The New Anthology of American Poetry: Vol. III: ...
“6000 years of sleep” since antique Nobodaddy Adonai's mind trap— Oy! such Meshuggeneh absolutes— Senior Citizen Jewish paid my dues got half-fare card buses subways, discount movies— Can't imagine how these young people make  ...
Steven Gould Axelrod, Camille Roman, Thomas Travisano, 2012
8
My Life in Jewish Renewal: A Memoir
So why was Almoni called meshuggeneh? Because he was the only Jew in the entire city who insisted on closing his store on shabbos. Saturday was the big market day in Managua. People came from miles around to the central market; even ...
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, 2012
9
Lonesome Traveler: The Life of Lee Hays
He stopped by Lee's house frequently, bouncing his meshuggeneh and not so meshuggeneh ideas off him. Cards and letters flew between them. Lee found time had changed their relationship: "We chat like two old cockers — do you ...
Doris Willens, 1993
10
A Politician Grows in Brooklyn
"Number one," says Weiner, grinning, "was 'Where'd you get that meshuggeneh numen — Anthony?' Two was 'Don't you ... For the record: The meshuggeneh name is in honor of great-grandmother Anna and great-aunt Tanya. Regarding No.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MESHUGGENEH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meshuggeneh is used in the context of the following news items.
1
It's just Murray being Murray in 'St. Vincent'
Maybe he's bored; maybe that's the only explanation for his valiant but meshuggeneh Franklin D. Roosevelt in 2012's “Hyde Park on Hudson.”. «Boston Globe, Oct 14»
2
Sylvia Allen, Professional Fuitcake, Faces Sane GOPer-Turned …
But first the citizens of LD 6 have to determine they don't want this meshuggeneh representing them. In other words (sigh), I ain't holding my ... «Phoenix New Times, Sep 14»
3
The rebbe's army: Chabad keeps growing in the Bay Area
When the dumbfounded student asks the rabbi how he knew, he replies, “Because only a meshuggeneh Jew says 'I'm just a human being.'”. «Jweekly.com, Jun 14»
4
Clothes Make the Player
Its commissioner, Gary Leventhal, is known as the comm-meshuggeneh, and informality is the rule. Players choose sides, take turns umpiring ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
5
Lily Tomlin reflects on director David O. Russell, Edith Ann's chair …
Some reviewers at the time said to me 'What is this meshuggeneh movie?' Some people said 'I hated this movie when I first saw it, and now I ... «Patriot-News, Mar 14»
6
Listen to Music Like a Teen: A Guide for Grown-Ups
My life was a meshuggeneh mash-up I like to call "Gefilte Groovy." Writing "The Rabbi's Girl Presents" returned me to the musical mindfulness ... «Huffington Post, Mar 14»
7
When Jews Were Funny is an illuminating documentary
As the meshuggeneh elephant in the room, Jerry Seinfeld is notably missing from the kvetching heads Zweig assembled to discuss the course ... «Straight.com, Dec 13»
8
Duck: Meredith Newman
Meshuggeneh — you're an incredible photographer, and I know you're going to be an incredible photo editor. Show us things we've never ... «SU The Daily Orange, Dec 13»
9
Carve the Turkey and Pass the Latkes, as Holidays Converge
“I must be meshuggeneh" — crazy — “to have 25 people for Thanksgivukah,” she says. The traditional style of the e-cards grew from “playing ... «New York Times, Oct 13»
10
After Awesome Rally, Teabaggers Winning Shutdown Showdown …
Yeah, it was a real mass of meshuggeneh out there, a diorama of derp. Everyone's favorite senator, Saskatchewan Ted Cruz, put in an ... «Wonkette, Oct 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Meshuggeneh [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/meshuggeneh>. Apr 2024 ».
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