screwball

• Adjektiv, das etwas oder jemanden als exzentrisch, verschroben oder absurd unkonventionell beschreibt.

An adjective used to describe something or someone as eccentric, whimsical, or absurdly unconventional.

1. Foolish or eccentricB2informalamerican

   Describes something or someone that is silly, irrational, or completely unsound in judgment.

   Verrückt oder exzentrisch

   • He came up with a screwball idea to solve the problem.
   • That was a screwball decision that made no sense.
   • Her screwball behavior at the party surprised everyone.

   Synonymebizarrecrackpotcrazyeccentricnuttyoddwackyzany

   Antonymenormalrationalreasonablesanesensibleserioussound

• Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: eine exzentrische oder unkonventionelle Person; im Baseball ein Wurf mit umgekehrter Rotation, der zur Seite der Platte hin abknickt, von der er geworfen wurde.

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to a person who is whimsically eccentric or unconventional, or it can refer to a type of pitch in baseball that has reverse spin and curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown.

1. Eccentric personB2informalamerican

   A person who is whimsically eccentric, odd, or unpredictable in behavior.

   Verrückter

   • My uncle is a bit of a screwball; he collects antique typewriters.
   • The movie features a screwball character who always gets into trouble.
   • She's a lovable screwball with a unique sense of humor.

   Synonymecharactercrackpotcrankeccentrickooknonconformistnutoddballoriginalweirdo

   Antonymeconformistnormal

2. Baseball pitchC1formalamericansport

   A type of pitch in baseball that has reverse spin, causing it to curve unexpectedly toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown.

   Screwball

   • The pitcher threw a devastating screwball that fooled the batter.
   • He mastered the screwball early in his career.
   • The screwball is a difficult pitch to control.