Screwball
noun
A crazy or eccentric person.
My uncle is a bit of a screwball, he's got some weird habits.
Often appears as...
- a real screwball
- kind of a screwball
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A type of baseball pitch thrown in such a way that the ball veers from the usual path.
He's a great pitcher, known for his incredible screwball.
Often appears as...
- throw a screwball
- screwball pitch
adjective
Bizarre or crazy.
That's the most screwball idea I've ever heard.
Often appears as...
- screwball idea
- screwball comedy
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A genre of comedy film that has humorous narratives, zany characters, and often romantic or sentimental themes.
I love watching old screwball comedies, they always make me laugh.
Often appears as...
- screwball comedy film
- classic screwball comedy
noun
A crazy or eccentric person.
My uncle is a bit of a screwball, he's got some weird habits.
Often appears as...
- a real screwball
- kind of a screwball
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A type of baseball pitch thrown in such a way that the ball veers from the usual path.
He's a great pitcher, known for his incredible screwball.
Often appears as...
- throw a screwball
- screwball pitch
adjective
Bizarre or crazy.
That's the most screwball idea I've ever heard.
Often appears as...
- screwball idea
- screwball comedy
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A genre of comedy film that has humorous narratives, zany characters, and often romantic or sentimental themes.
I love watching old screwball comedies, they always make me laugh.
Often appears as...
- screwball comedy film
- classic screwball comedy
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Term
Used in informal settings among friends or in light-hearted conversations.
My cousin is such a screwball, always playing pranks.
Pro Tip 2/3Humor Tolerance
Although generally playful, be cautious as some might find it slightly offensive.
Don't call someone a screwball unless you know they won't take it the wrong way.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Professional
Avoid using 'screwball' in professional or formal contexts. It's too casual.
Instead of 'screwball', use 'unconventional' in a business meeting.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Term
Used in informal settings among friends or in light-hearted conversations.
My cousin is such a screwball, always playing pranks.
Pro Tip 2/3Humor Tolerance
Although generally playful, be cautious as some might find it slightly offensive.
Don't call someone a screwball unless you know they won't take it the wrong way.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Professional
Avoid using 'screwball' in professional or formal contexts. It's too casual.
Instead of 'screwball', use 'unconventional' in a business meeting.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Term
Used in informal settings among friends or in light-hearted conversations.
My cousin is such a screwball, always playing pranks.
Pro Tip 2/3Humor Tolerance
Although generally playful, be cautious as some might find it slightly offensive.
Don't call someone a screwball unless you know they won't take it the wrong way.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Professional
Avoid using 'screwball' in professional or formal contexts. It's too casual.
Instead of 'screwball', use 'unconventional' in a business meeting.
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Video examples
The Real-Life MacGyver...
he's also a one-man help hotline for our photographers at any time he could get a call in the middle of the night from india or an update from an explorer stranded on an iceberg so i mean you know it's always exciting every day's exciting natural you never know what screwball thing
Video examples
The Real-Life MacGyver...
he's also a one-man help hotline for our photographers at any time he could get a call in the middle of the night from india or an update from an explorer stranded on an iceberg so i mean you know it's always exciting every day's exciting natural you never know what screwball thing
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Quote examples
Simon Hoggart
British Journalist
When people move from one extreme set of views to embrace another equally batty picture of the world, they expect us to applaud their choice, as if the fact that they have rejected one form of nuttiness somehow validates the screwball views they hold now.
Quote examples
Rainn Wilson
American Actor
My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I don't get up in the morning and focus my thinking, my breathing, and my being for about 12 minutes, I'm just a screwball all day long.
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James Patrick Murray
American Journalist
Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.
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Kylie Bunbury
Canadian Actress
I'm pretty proud of my fastball. I can throw a screwball. It's not as accurate, and I don't have the velocity like I do with my fastball, but I think my fastball is not too shabby.
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Lynn Nottage
American Playwright
The great thing about 'Vera Stark' is that my research was watching movies, screwball comedies, so I could literally sit back and relax.
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Terry Teachout
American Critic
I think that most of the best movies made in America in the 20th century were crime dramas, screwball comedies and westerns.
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Rose Matafeo
I'm a fan of classic romance films as well as screwball comedies. I think love stories are just compelling narratives.
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Charles Kettering
American Inventor
People think of the inventor as a screwball, but no one ever asks the inventor what he thinks of other people.
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Zooey Deschanel
American Actress
I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal.
Quote examples
Douglas Hodge
English Actor
There's a certain amount of screwball and genius in 'Willy Wonka.
Quote examples
Simon Hoggart
British Journalist
When people move from one extreme set of views to embrace another equally batty picture of the world, they expect us to applaud their choice, as if the fact that they have rejected one form of nuttiness somehow validates the screwball views they hold now.
Quote examples
Rainn Wilson
American Actor
My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I don't get up in the morning and focus my thinking, my breathing, and my being for about 12 minutes, I'm just a screwball all day long.
Quote examples
James Patrick Murray
American Journalist
Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.
Quote examples
Kylie Bunbury
Canadian Actress
I'm pretty proud of my fastball. I can throw a screwball. It's not as accurate, and I don't have the velocity like I do with my fastball, but I think my fastball is not too shabby.
Quote examples
Lynn Nottage
American Playwright
The great thing about 'Vera Stark' is that my research was watching movies, screwball comedies, so I could literally sit back and relax.
Quote examples
Terry Teachout
American Critic
I think that most of the best movies made in America in the 20th century were crime dramas, screwball comedies and westerns.
Quote examples
Rose Matafeo
I'm a fan of classic romance films as well as screwball comedies. I think love stories are just compelling narratives.
Quote examples
Charles Kettering
American Inventor
People think of the inventor as a screwball, but no one ever asks the inventor what he thinks of other people.
Quote examples
Zooey Deschanel
American Actress
I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal.
Quote examples
Douglas Hodge
English Actor
There's a certain amount of screwball and genius in 'Willy Wonka.
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