mishegoss

Examples

• All

• Um, when we walk to school in the morning, let's just leave all the Fabelman mishegoss behind us in the Fabelmans' moldy old rental house.

  The Fabelmans (2022)

• He's funny and he's charming under all the mishegoss.

  A Real Pain (2024)

• I mean, that mishegoss I leave to the Catholics.

  Mikey and Nicky (1976)

• People were doing that all over the country: communes, colors, mishegoss...

  Fiction book (1996)

• Frankie, stop with the mishegoss and focus on your work!

• Her constant mishegoss during meetings made it hard to concentrate.

• The party was filled with laughter and mishegoss, making it a memorable night.

Synonyms

M

madness

vsmishegoss

112 4.6

A foolish action that shows poor judgment

is less about poor judgment and more about playful craziness

C

craziness

vsmishegoss

68 4.2

Very wild or foolish behavior, sometimes caused by problems in the mind

adds a lighthearted or exasperated feeling to that general state

S

silliness

vsmishegoss

29 2.6

Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny

is a bit stronger, mixing light humour with exasperation

L

lunacy

vsmishegoss

22 7.5

Extremely foolish behavior that shows very poor judgment

is milder, keeping a lighter or exasperated tone rather than severity

B

batshit

vsmishegoss

• Offensive

4 9.9

An informal word for very crazy behavior or wild actions

is milder and less vulgar while still describing senseless behaviour

N

nuttery

vsmishegoss

• Slang

1 9.4

Wild, foolish behavior that causes confusion

keeps the same foolish idea but with softer, more playful feeling

M

meshugaas

vsmishegoss

• Slang

9.9

Silly or crazy behavior that makes no sense

has identical meaning but differs in spelling or transliteration

M

mishegaas

vsmishegoss

• Slang

9.9

A silly or crazy thing someone does

has identical sense but varies in spelling or regional form

S

state of bonkersdom

vsmishegoss

• Slang

9.9

A time when someone is very confused and acts a little crazy

is similar but allows both lighthearted and mildly exasperated tones

P

pure muppetry

vsmishegoss

• Slang

9.9

Very foolish behavior that makes no sense

is similar but often feels more affectionate than mocking

L

loony antics

vsmishegoss

• Informal

8.4

Silly, wild actions people do to get attention

refers more to the general quality of foolishness rather than specific acts

Antonyms

R

reasonableness

8 3.7

A quality of being fair, sensible, and showing good judgment

How Crazy

insanity

231 6.5

madness

88 4.9

craziness

68 4.2

mishegoss

• Slang

1 9.9

silliness

29 2.6

Surface Forms

Etymology