Meaning & use
screwball
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An eccentric or unconventional person, or, in baseball, a pitch that curves in an unusual direction.
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His eccentric uncle was the family screwball, always full of wild schemes.
The pitcher struck out the batter with a wicked screwball.
A note on using this word
Screwball also describes a genre of fast-paced, witty comedy films from the 1930s and 1940s, often called 'screwball comedies.'
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2. adjective
A style of fast-paced, witty comedy, especially associated with 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films.
The film pays homage to classic screwball comedies with its rapid-fire dialogue.
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