screwball

Plural: screwballs

Noun

• a whimsically eccentric person
• a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
• 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.
• One who behaves in a crazy manner.

Adjective Satellite

• foolish; totally unsound
  • "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"

Adj

• Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.

Examples

• I will not listen to this screwball any longer.
• The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.

Synonyms

crackpot, crank, crazy, fruitcake, half-baked, nut, nut case, softheaded

Related Words

goofball, oddball

Anagrams of screwball