Cap 3 n' Meshugeneh

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

I admit that I've been a "schmageghee" (sp) for quite a while.

Ha! Been called that a few times, too! Here's a pretty good Yiddish/English online dictionary:

http://www.yiddishdictionaryonline.com/

The entries for meshuganah, etc:
crazy meshuge meh∙shoo'∙geh / meh∙shig'∙eh (adj.) - משוגע
drive (someone) crazy meshuge makhn . (v.) משוגע געמאַכט משוגע מאַכן
crazy meshugedik meh∙shoo'∙geh·dik / meh∙shi'∙geh·dik (adj.) - משוגעדיק
madmen, insane people meshugoim . (m.) - משוגעים
insane asylum meshugoim-azil . (m.) ן- משוגעים־אַזיל
straightjacket meshugoim-hemdl . (n.) עך- משוגעים־העמדל
madman, crazy person, lunatic meshugener meh∙shoog'∙en∙er / meh∙shig'∙en∙er (m.) - משוגעןער
craziness, madness meshugas meh∙shoo∙gaas' / meh∙shi∙gaas' (n.) ן- משוגעת

And shmegege:

idler, dawdler; bufoon, idiot, fool shmegege shmeh∙geh'∙geh (m.) ס- שמעגעגע
zz shimen . (.) - שמעון
fool; inept person, nincompoop shmendrik shmen'∙drik (m.) - שמענדריק

Doesn't quite capture "shmegege".

--Dunbar