SCREWBALL


Meaning of SCREWBALL in English

(~s)

1.

Screwball comedy is silly and eccentric in an amusing and harmless way. (INFORMAL)

...a remake of a ’50s classic ~ comedy.

ADJ: ADJ n

2.

If you say that someone is a ~, you mean that they do strange or crazy things. (INFORMAL)

N-COUNT disapproval

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