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