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screwball

noun

1 screwball

A whimsically eccentric person.

synonyms: crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case.

Dutch: excentriekeling

2 screwball

A pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown.

adjective

1 screwball

Foolish; totally unsound:
— A screwball proposal without a prayer of working.

synonyms: crazy, half-baked, softheaded.


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