screwball

[ skroo-bawl ]

/ ˈskruˌbɔl /

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noun

Slang. an eccentric or irrational person; a nut: When the FBI first looked into him, they thought he was a harmless screwball.

Baseball. a pitched ball that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown, in a trajectory opposite to that of a curve ball: Has the once popular screwball vanished completely from the major leagues?

adjective

Slang. eccentric or irrational; nutty: What a screwball idea!

Origin of screwball

First recorded in 1865–70; in 1935–40 for def. 2; screw + ball¹

Words nearby screwball

screigh, screw, screw around, screw auger, screw axis, screwball, screw bean, screw cap, screw conveyor, screwdriver, screwed

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Example sentences from the Web for screwball

We never tell him, 'Great screwball,' though, because then his elbow would hurt.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His Girl Friday (1940) A must for anyone interested in journalism (or screwball comedies).
Most Overlooked Romance Films for Valentine’s Day Weekend: ‘True Romance,’ ‘His Girl Friday,’ More|Marlow Stern|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The quirky tenor of his voice, combined with his observant, mocking tone, gelled perfectly with the screwball proceedings.
Why ‘Arrested Development’s’ Fourth Season Is a Bust: Contracts and More|Marlow Stern|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, by G.K. Chesterton—A nightmare all right: lurid, screwball, and grotesque.
The Daily Beast's Favorite Books of 2010|The Daily Beast|December 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Much of the material is, at least superficially, the stuff of screwball comedy.
A New Kind of Comedy|Richard Porton|May 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"This is what I got out of checking all the screwball factories I could reach personal and by mail," Clocker said.
At the Post|Horace Leonard Gold
Whatever came up—a screwball flying saucer or a berserk psycho waving a gun.
Twelve Times Zero|Howard Carleton Browne

British Dictionary definitions for screwball

screwball

/ (ˈskruːˌbɔːl) slang, mainly US and Canadian /

noun

an odd or eccentric person

adjective

odd; zany; eccentric

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	screwball
释义	screwball [ skroo-bawl ] / ˈskruˌbɔl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR screwball ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang. an eccentric or irrational person; a nut: When the FBI first looked into him, they thought he was a harmless screwball. Baseball. a pitched ball that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown, in a trajectory opposite to that of a curve ball: Has the once popular screwball vanished completely from the major leagues? adjective Slang. eccentric or irrational; nutty: What a screwball idea! Origin of screwball First recorded in 1865–70; in 1935–40 for def. 2; screw + ball¹ Words nearby screwball screigh, screw, screw around, screw auger, screw axis, screwball, screw bean, screw cap, screw conveyor, screwdriver, screwed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for screwball We never tell him, 'Great screwball,' though, because then his elbow would hurt. Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up\|Tom Boswell\|September 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST His Girl Friday (1940) A must for anyone interested in journalism (or screwball comedies). Most Overlooked Romance Films for Valentine’s Day Weekend: ‘True Romance,’ ‘His Girl Friday,’ More\|Marlow Stern\|February 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The quirky tenor of his voice, combined with his observant, mocking tone, gelled perfectly with the screwball proceedings. Why ‘Arrested Development’s’ Fourth Season Is a Bust: Contracts and More\|Marlow Stern\|May 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, by G.K. Chesterton—A nightmare all right: lurid, screwball, and grotesque. The Daily Beast's Favorite Books of 2010\|The Daily Beast\|December 18, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Much of the material is, at least superficially, the stuff of screwball comedy. A New Kind of Comedy\|Richard Porton\|May 16, 2010\|DAILY BEAST "This is what I got out of checking all the screwball factories I could reach personal and by mail," Clocker said. At the Post\|Horace Leonard Gold Whatever came up—a screwball flying saucer or a berserk psycho waving a gun. Twelve Times Zero\|Howard Carleton Browne British Dictionary definitions for screwball screwball / (ˈskruːˌbɔːl) slang, mainly US and Canadian / noun an odd or eccentric person adjective odd; zany; eccentric Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to screwball kook, goof, bonehead, fanatic, eccentric, nut, crackpot, character, blockhead, dingbat, dumbbell, bozo, saphead, lunkhead, numbskull
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screwball

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Origin of screwball

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Example sentences from the Web for screwball

British Dictionary definitions for screwball

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