screwball

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screwball

A pitcher throws a tricky screwball during a baseball game.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A whimsically eccentric person: A "screwball" is a person who behaves in a strange, unconventional, and often amusingly foolish way.
    • A pitch with reverse spin in baseball: In baseball, a "screwball" is a type of pitch thrown with reverse spin, causing it to curve in the opposite direction of a typical curveball.

  2. Adjective:

    • Foolish; totally unsound: When used as an adjective, "screwball" describes an idea, plan, or proposal that is crazy, impractical, or ridiculous.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (person):
    • My uncle is a real screwball; he once tried to build a rocket in his garage.
    • The movie is about a screwball who inherits a zoo and tries to run it.
  • Noun (baseball pitch):
    • The pitcher's best weapon was his devastating screwball.
    • He practiced for hours to perfect his screwball.
  • Adjective:
    • That's a screwball idea that will never work.
    • They came up with a screwball scheme to get rich quick.
Advanced Usage
  • "Screwball comedy": A genre of film, popular in the 1930s and 1940s, characterized by fast-paced, witty dialogue and improbable, chaotic situations involving eccentric characters.
    • "Bringing Up Baby" is a classic example of a screwball comedy.
Variants and Related Words
  • Screwballer (n): A baseball pitcher who specializes in throwing the screwball.
    • He was known as one of the best screwballers in the league.
Synonyms
  • Noun (person): eccentric, oddball, crackpot, kook, weirdo.
  • Adjective: crazy, absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, half-baked.
Related Idioms
  • "To be/go screwball": To act in a crazy or eccentric manner. (Note: This is a less common, informal usage derived from the noun.)
    • He's gone completely screwball since he retired.
screwball

A pitcher throws a tricky screwball during a baseball game.

Adjective
  1. foolish; totally unsound
    • a crazy scheme
    • half-baked ideas
    • a screwball proposal without a prayer of working
Noun
  1. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
  2. a whimsically eccentric person

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