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meshuggener en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/məˈʃʊɡənər/
/məˈʃʊɡənə/

Etymology

From Yiddish משוגענער (meshugener, “lunatic”, noun). Compare Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”).

Meanings

crazy, insane

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
meshuganah		alternative	lexicographic
meshuggeneh		alternative	lexicographic
meshugenah		alternative	lexicographic
meshugganer		alternative	lexicographic
mashuganuh		alternative	lexicographic
most meshuggener	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
meshugener		alternative	lexicographic
more meshuggener	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

meshuggener en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/məˈʃʊɡənər/
/məˈʃʊɡənə/

Etymology

From Yiddish משוגענער (meshugener, “lunatic”, noun). Compare Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”).

Meanings

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.’ 2006, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage, published 2007, page 59:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
meshuganah		alternative	lexicographic
meshuggeneh		alternative	lexicographic
meshugener		alternative	lexicographic
meshugganer		alternative	lexicographic
meshuggeners	Number=Plur		lexicographic
mashuganuh		alternative	lexicographic
meshugenah		alternative	lexicographic

Relateds

mishegoss · meshuga · meshuggeneh · meshugge · mashugana