Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SCREWBALL
crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded
(adjective) foolish; totally unsound; “a crazy scheme”; “half-baked ideas”; “a screwball proposal without a prayer of working”
screwball
(noun) a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball
(noun) a whimsically eccentric person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
screwball (plural screwballs)
(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
Adjective
screwball (comparative more screwball, superlative most screwball)
(originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
Source: Wiktionary
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