screwball
[ skroo-bawl ]
/ ˈskruˌbɔl /
noun
Slang.
an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
Baseball.
a pitched ball that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown.
adjective
Slang.
eccentric or whimsically eccentric: What a screwball idea!
Words nearby screwball
screw up one's courage,
screw you,
screw-off,
screw-on,
screw-top,
screwball,
screwdriver,
screwed,
screwhead,
screwplate,
screwup
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British Dictionary definitions for screwball
screwball
/ (ˈskruːˌbɔːl) slang, mainly US and Canadian /
noun
an odd or eccentric person
adjective
odd; zany; eccentric