Screwball

Quick meaning: Screwball is a noun meaning (US, informal, somewhat derogatory) One who behaves in a crazy manner.

Meaning

(US, informal, somewhat derogatory) One who behaves in a crazy manner.

More Meanings

1. A screwball comedy.
2. (originally US, informal, somewhat derogatory) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
3. (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.

Example Sentences

I will not listen to this screwball any longer.

The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.

Also a big hand for Silver Linings Playbook, an exuberant modern screwball comedy we had, in an unseemly fit of cynicism, deemed "too entertaining" for Academy voters.

Unleashed as part of the second wave of Nicktoons, Rocko's Modern Life introduced young viewers to the sort of existential crises that adults face daily, all while delighting both kids and grownups with witty observational humor, screwball characters, and subversive gags.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for screwball

Depending on context, synonyms include crank, crazy, nut, half-baked, impractical, fruitcake.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crazy, softheaded, half-baked, crank, crackpot, nutcase.

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