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Screwball — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • screwball noun A baseball pitch thrown with a twisting wrist motion that curves opposite to a normal curveball.

Senses

Screwball is used for these senses in English:

  • screwball (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.

screwball — full definition

  1. noun A baseball pitch thrown with a twisting wrist motion that curves opposite to a normal curveball.
  2. noun (informal) A person who acts in an eccentric or crazy way.
  3. adj Eccentric, zany, or absurd, especially in a comic way.

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