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MESHUGGENER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does meshuggener mean? 

MESHUGGENER (noun)
  The noun MESHUGGENER has 1 sense:

1. (Yiddish) a crazy foolplay

  Familiarity information: MESHUGGENER used as a noun is very rare.


MESHUGGENER (adjective)
  The adjective MESHUGGENER has 1 sense:

1. senseless; crazyplay

  Familiarity information: MESHUGGENER used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MESHUGGENER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Yiddish) a crazy fool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

meshuggeneh; meshuggener

Hypernyms ("meshuggener" is a kind of...):

fool; muggins; sap; saphead; tomfool (a person who lacks good judgment)

Domain category:

Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)


MESHUGGENER (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Senseless; crazy

Synonyms:

meshuga; meshugga; meshugge; meshuggeneh; meshuggener

Similar:

impractical (not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters)

Domain category:

Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)


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