meshugana
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meshugana — /meuh shoog euh neuh/, n. Slang. a crazy person. Also, meshuggana, meshuggener /meuh shoog euh neuhr/. [1880 85; < Yiddish meshugener, equiv. to meshuga MESHUGA + epenthetic n + er ER1] … Useful english dictionary
meshuggener — , meshugana (meh SHOO geh nah) [Yiddish, from Hebrew] A slang term for a crazy or excessively foolish person. Also written as meshuggana … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
name — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nomen (see nomenclature); reputation, fame, repute. v. t. [en]title, call, designate, christen; appoint, nominate; style; mention, specify. See commission. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A title] Syn. proper… … English dictionary for students