He was simply trying to put an egghead gloss on his Humpty Dumpty mishegoss.
From the nytimes.com
It made getting out of debt seem chic, saving sexy, the whole mishegoss a thrilling adventure.
From the theatlantic.com
It's tempting to lay the blame for all this mayoral mishegoss at the feet of Kwame Kilpatrick, whose ill-timed felony plea set the current marathon campaign in motion more than a year ago.
From the freep.com
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Meshugaas: (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
Madness; silliness
Insane situation, irrationality (from Yiddish meshugas, from meshuge 'crazy')