SCREWBALL


Meaning of SCREWBALL in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' skrü- ˌ bo ̇ l

Function: noun

Date: 1926

1 : a baseball pitch that spins and breaks in the opposite direction to a curve

2 : a whimsical, eccentric, or crazy person : ZANY

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