screwball
IPA: skrˈubɔɫ
noun
- (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
- (originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
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Examples of "screwball" in Sentences
- Here's a real screwball plot hole.
- And they do believe a screwball theory.
- He threw both a screwball and a knuckler.
- Talk about screwball sense of priorities.
- It was also known as the screwball design.
- Screwball comedy elements in other genres.
- No pitch breaks like a screwball except a screwball.
- A picture in the tradition Noir and screwball comedies.
- The rugby ones are an example of screwball conversions.
- The characters range from reasonably sane to zany and screwball.
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