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Screwball

Screwball Meaning & Definition
Screwball Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Screwball?

[n] a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
[n] a whimsically eccentric person
[adj] (informal) foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Screwball: crackpot | crank | crazy | fruitcake | half-baked | impractical | meshuga | meshugge | nut | nut case | nutcase | softheaded

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See Also | delivery | eccentric | eccentric person | geek | oddball | pitch

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