Screwball - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈskruːbɔːl|
Brit.
|ˈskruːbɔːl|
noun
- a whimsically eccentric person (syn: crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut)
- a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
- a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
adjective
- foolish; totally unsound (syn: crazy, half-baked, softheaded)
a screwball proposal without a prayer of working
Extra examples
She really did that? What a screwball.
...a screwball who liked to save lint and bits of string...
...she's always off on some screwball plan...
Word forms
noun
singular: screwball
plural: screwballs
singular: screwball
plural: screwballs
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