screwball

• Adjectif utilisé pour décrire quelque chose ou quelqu'un comme excentrique, bizarre ou absurdement non conventionnel.

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.

   farfelu, excentrique

   • 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.

   Synonymesbizarrecrackpotcrazyeccentricnuttyoddwackyzany

   Antonymesnormalrationalreasonablesanesensibleserioussound

• Nom avec deux sens distincts : il peut désigner une personne excentrique de manière originale ou non conventionnelle, ou un type de lancer au baseball à rotation inversée qui incurve la balle du côté du marbre opposé à celui d'où elle a été lancée.

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.

   Personne excentrique

   • 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.

   Synonymescharactercrackpotcrankeccentrickooknonconformistnutoddballoriginalweirdo

   Antonymesconformistnormal

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.

   balle papillon

   • 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.