"insane in the membrane" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more insane in the membrane [comparative], most insane in the membrane [superlative]
Etymology: From a rhyming lyric in the 1993 single "Insane in the Brain" by the American hip hop group Cypress Hill. The phrase is a jocular extension of "insane in the brain". Etymology templates: {{l|en|lyric}} lyric, {{l|en|American}} American, {{l|en|hip hop}} hip hop Head templates: {{en-adj}} insane in the membrane (comparative more insane in the membrane, superlative most insane in the membrane)
  1. (humorous, slang, sometimes derogatory) insane; crazy Tags: derogatory, humorous, slang, sometimes

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