meshuga
adjective
me·shuga
mə-ˈshu̇-gə
variants
or meshugge
or less commonly meshugah
or meshuggah
: foolish, eccentric entry 1
In Israel today one typically hears two comments about "Talik," as he is universally known: that he is short (in fact, he is barely five feet six) and that he is meshuga.—Peter Hellman
The former is a smooth crooner, à la Dean Martin, and the latter is a high-energy meshuga comedian, à la Jerry Lewis.—Roger A. Berger
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