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- Dictionaryscrewball/ˈskruːbɔːl/
noun
- 1. a crazy or eccentric person: informal "she was dating a real screwball"
- 2. a ball pitched with reverse spin as compared to a curve ball.
adjective
- 1. crazy; absurd: informal "what possessed you to ask a screwball question like that?"
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SCREWBALL definition: 1. a person who behaves in a strange and funny way 2. a ball that is thrown during a baseball game…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCREWBALL is a baseball pitch that spins and breaks in the opposite direction to a curve. How to use screwball in a sentence.
SCREWBALL meaning: 1. a person who behaves in a strange and funny way 2. a ball that is thrown during a baseball game…. Learn more.
Screwball definition: an eccentric or irrational person; a nut. See examples of SCREWBALL used in a sentence.
If you say that someone is a screwball, you mean that they do strange or crazy things.
Definitions of screwball. noun. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown. see more. noun. a whimsically eccentric person. synonyms: crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case. see more. adjective.
screw·ball. (skro͞o′bôl′) n. 1. Baseball A pitched ball that curves in the direction opposite to that of a normal curve ball. 2. Slang An eccentric, impulsively whimsical, or irrational person. adj. Slang.
