meshugeneh
Yiddishalso: meshuggeneh, meshugenah
crazy, foolish, off their rocker
Crazy, in the affectionate-to-not-so-affectionate sense, depending on who you're describing. Your uncle who invests in whatever he saw on the news that morning is meshugeneh. So is a policy that makes no sense on paper.
In the wild
"Reply and tell us we're meshugeneh." (Daily edition, Aug 13, 2026)
