meshuggener
/mɪˈʃʊɡənə
/noun North American informal
A mad or foolish person: they thought he was a meshuggener, and they locked him in his room...
- If you can't recall most of the madness surrounding those murderous meshuggeners, you are not alone.
- If you can't recall most of the madness surrounding those murderous meshuggeners, you are not alone.
- So Shlomo the tomato turned round and shouted at Benjy, ‘You meshuggener, ketch-up.’
Origin
Early 20th century (as an adjective): variant of meshuga.