furshlugginer

(ˌfɜːˈʃlʌɡɪnə)

adj

informal US crazy; foolish

[C20: from Yiddish]

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References in periodicals archive ?

Jaffee said that the iconic Mad word "furshlugginer" came from the Yiddish "shlogan" (to hit).

Yiddish-Infused, Humorous, Satirical Mad Magazine Closes

It was, in short, a furshlugginer love-innot to mention what people like to call a Moment of History.

'Hey Jer-REE!'

Think that seminal influence, MAD Magazine, whose furshlugginer humor originally crossbred a Yiddish zeal for deflation with a sly and markedly adolescent contempt for authority.

Enthusiastic Blasphemy

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