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Screwball   /skrˈubˌɔl/   Listen
Screwball

noun
1.
A whimsically eccentric person.  Synonyms: crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case.
2.
A pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown.
adjective
1.
Foolish; totally unsound.  Synonyms: crazy, half-baked, softheaded.  "Half-baked ideas" , "A screwball proposal without a prayer of working"






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"Screwball" Quotes from Famous Books



... of this "space ship" set off another scare—also the usual cracks about screwball pilots. But Chiles and Whitted were not screwballs; they were highly respected pilots. The passenger's confirmation added weight. But even if all three had been considered deluded, the Air Force investigators could not get around the reports from Robbins Air ...
— The Flying Saucers are Real • Donald Keyhoe



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