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語源

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.