Mashugana

I recently heard the term "mashugana" when my husband was in the hospital after sustaining a badly broken leg after a motorcycle accident.  His cardiologist's associate visited with us and called him "mashugana", which she said was Yiddish for crazy.  

Now I just read that Tony Curtis died and his daughter, Jaime Lee Curtis called him:

 

"a little mashugana" - Yiddish for crazy - but always full of life.

 

Maybe being "mashugana" isn't such a bad thing...