meshugge
Adjective: - Crazy, senseless, foolish: Used to describe someone or something that is wildly irrational, nonsensical, or behaving in a foolish manner. This term originates from Yiddish.
This adjective is used informally, often with a tone of affectionate exasperation or strong disbelief. It describes a state of mind, an idea, or an action that is completely illogical or insane. - It typically follows a linking verb like be, seem, or sound. - It can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).
- Predicative use:
- You want to go hiking in this storm? You're completely meshugge!
- His plan to build a rocket in his garage sounds meshugge to me.
- Attributive use:
- That was a meshugge idea from the start.
- We ignored his meshugge scheme.
- The term can be intensified with adverbs like , , or .
- The whole situation is absolutely meshugge.
- It is sometimes used in a less critical, more endearing way within families or close communities.
- My meshugge uncle tells the best stories.
- Meshuggener (noun): A crazy or foolish person.
- Don't listen to him; he's a real meshuggener.
- Meshugas (noun): Crazy behavior or nonsense.
- I don't have time for this meshugas.
- Crazy: Behaving in a wild or irrational way.
- Insane: In a state of mind that prevents normal perception or behavior.
- Foolish: Lacking good sense or judgment.
- Nuts: (Slang) Irrational or crazy.
While "meshugge" itself is often used in idiomatic expressions due to its Yiddish origin, it is the core descriptive term. A common related phrase is: - To drive someone meshugge: To make someone crazy or exasperated. - The constant noise is going to drive me meshugge.
- senseless; crazy