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Meaning of SCREWBALL

Pronunciation:  'skroobâl

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
  2. [n]  a whimsically eccentric person
  3. [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
 
 See Also: delivery, eccentric, eccentric person, geek, oddball, pitch

 

 

 

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