meshugana
Americannoun
Usage
What does meshugana mean? Meshugana is Yiddish slang for a person who acts in a crazy or nonsensical way. It can also be used as an adjective to describe such a person, or as a noun meaning nonsense. Yiddish is a dialect of German based on Hebrew. Some of its words have been borrowed into English as slang terms. Meshugana is typically used as an insult in a way that is intended to be funny, even if the insult is serious. Meshugana is also spelled meshuggana and meshuggener. Example: That meshugana almost ran me off the road!
Etymology
Origin of meshugana
1880–85; < Yiddish meshugener, equivalent to meshuga meshuga + epenthetic n + -er -er 1
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