
Meaning of SCREWBALL
Pronunciation: | | 'skroobâl
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- [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"
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| Synonyms: | | 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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