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MESHUGGE
Definition of MESHUGGE
adjective
crazy, mad, senseless, insane
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Where it comes from
From Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”), from Hebrew מְשׁוּגָּע (m'shugá, “crazy”), a form of שׁוּגַּע (shugá, “be driven mad”) and שִׁיגַּע (shigá, “drive mad”). First came into use in English around 1880.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
17th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (516)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MESHUGGE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MESHUGGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MESHUGGE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGGHMSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and G appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MESHUG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MESHUGGE?
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