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What is "screwball" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does screwball mean in English? Meaning of screwball definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "screwball" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "screwball": a whimsically eccentric person

Noun

  • Meaning: a whimsically eccentric person
  • Synonyms: crackpot crank fruitcake nut nut case screwball
  • Hypernyms: eccentric eccentric person flake geek oddball

    • Meaning of "screwball": foolish; totally unsound

    Adjective

  • Meaning: foolish; totally unsound
  • Example: a crazy scheme half-baked ideas a screwball proposal without a prayer of working
  • Synonyms: crazy half-baked screwball softheaded
  • Similar: impractical

    • Meaning of "screwball": a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

    Noun

  • Meaning: a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
  • Synonyms: screwball
  • Hypernyms: delivery pitch

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    screwball in English: screwball
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