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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