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    [Noun]  | "lu*na*tic" | \ ˈlü-nə-ˌtik \


    1: someone affected with a severely disordered state of mind

    2: a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or uncontrolled manner


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English lunatik, borrowed from Anglo-French lunatic, borrowed from Late Latin lūnāticus, noun derivative of Latin lūnāticus "suffering from a mental or neurological disorder allegedly affected by the phases of the moon" {mat|lunatic:2|};

    [Noun]  | "lunatic fringe" 


    1: the members of a usually political or social movement espousing extreme, eccentric, or fanatical views


    Origin: 1913 ;

    [Adjective]  | "lunatic" 


    1: affected with a severely disordered state of mind

    2: providing care to mentally ill people

    3: wildly foolish


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English lunatik "suffering from a recurrent mental or neurological disorder," borrowed from Anglo-French lunatic, borrowed from Latin lūnāticus "suffering from a mental or neurological disorder allegedly affected by the phases of the moon," from lūna "moon" + -āticus, adjective suffix of appurtenance {mat|lunar|}, {mat|-age|};

      * Note : The word is unattested in classical Latin aside from the legal treatises of Julius Paulus (2nd-3rd centuries a.d.). The derivation was perhaps modeled on fānāticus "inspired by orgiastic rites, {fanatic:2|fanatic:2}." Compare Greek (New Testament) selēniázesthai, taken to mean "to suffer from seizures," a derivative of selḗnē "moon.";

    [Adjective]  | "lunatic" 


    1: showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment;


      * e.g., " ... such lunatic clowning during a solemn ceremony is completely inappropriate "





    [Noun]  | "lunatic" 


    1: a person who lacks good sense or judgment;


      * e.g., " ... No, you can't ski off the roof, you lunatic! "



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     [ "lunatic" ]

    1: A reckless or psychopathic individual. Derived from 'Lunar' which in turn is derived from the Latin word for 'Moon'.

      * e.g.,  ... His hands are soaked in blood and hes carrying a sickle with a big grin on his face. 


     [ "lunatic" ]

    2: It used to be popular belief that insane and psychologically disturbed people had been effected by the phases of the moon.

     [ "lunatic" ]

    1: crazy or psychotic person

      * e.g.,  ... why wasn't this here? 

     [ "lunatic" ]

    1: A guy who stalks a person on the internet who wants nothing to do with him.

      * e.g.,  ... wow.. that vitale guy sure was a lunatic, did he finally go jump off a bridge or is he still obsessed? 


     [ "lunatic" ]

    2:  Opens websites about person. writes about them on myspace.


     [ "lunatic" ]

    3:  talks about their family


     [ "lunatic" ]

    4:  calls and harrasses people


     [ "lunatic" ]

    5:  tries to get other guys to abuse person


     [ "lunatic" ]

    6:  tries to get personal information under aliases


     [ "lunatic" ]

    7:  comes into chatrooms and stalks people


     [ "lunatic" ]

    8:  Breaks into e-mail accounts


     [ "lunatic" ]

    9:  Shows up at the door with knives

     [ "lunatic" ]

    1: one kissed by moonlight as a child.

     [ "lunatic" ]

    1: One who exudes joy and enthusiasm, promoting happiness in the hearts and minds of others

      * e.g.,  ... See Elaine over there, she's like a lunatic lately, never saw her looking so well 

     [ "lunatic" ]

    1: A bug that lives on the moon.

      * e.g.,  ... Astronauts brought back bugs from the moon which they called lunatics. 

     [ "lunatic" ]

    1: Rebel, suicide bomber rebel, suicide bomber, extremist, anybody who does extreme or unexpected things.

      * e.g.,  ... Example from The Godfather Part II movie: 

     [ "lunatic" ]

    1: A person who loves / worships the moon. They could stare at it for hours without getting bored. Usually calm and shy people who enjoy being alone.

      * e.g.,  ... A: Are they listening? 

     [ "Lunaticitis" ]

    1: A condition where you pass out drunk, then sleep walk and piss in random locations. You have no memory of this the next morning.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh shit Taylon looks like you had a bad case of Lunaticitis last night. You pissed all over the fridge. 

     [ "Lunatic" ]

    1: Noun: An individual who is incapable of acting rationally due to mental illness, usually accompanied by overt bizarre behavior. Usually used humorously or informally. Adj: Behavior that is manifestly irrational and disturbing to others

      * e.g.,  ... The action of the United States Congress in voting to pass a bill that would strike this word Lunatic from the U.S. Code. They do not provide a replacement for this term, therefore if there are existing laws that protect those who do not have the ego or cognitive ability to care for themselves, any governmental protection will be removed. The reason given is that the word has an archaic root, which would include eliminating a fairly large part of the English vocabulary, it would be decimated (look that one up 

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