Meshuggener
/məˈʃʊɡənər/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A madman; a crazy person, a nutter.
"‘Enough,’ as Tsedraiter Ike put it, ‘with giving satisfaction to the anti-Semites. Just lock the meshuggener away.’"
- 2 (Yiddish) a crazy fool wordnet
Adjective
- 1 crazy, insane
Adjective
- 1 senseless; crazy wordnet
Example
More examples"‘Enough,’ as Tsedraiter Ike put it, ‘with giving satisfaction to the anti-Semites. Just lock the meshuggener away.’"
Etymology
From Yiddish משוגענער (meshugener, “lunatic”, noun). Compare Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”).