Screwball

Word SCREWBALL
Character 9
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈskɹuːbɔːl/

Definitions and meanings of "Screwball"

What do we mean by screwball?

A pitched ball that curves in the direction opposite to that of a normal curve ball. noun

An eccentric, impulsively whimsical, or irrational person. noun

Impulsively whimsical; eccentric. adjective

A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher. noun

One who behaves in a crazy manner. noun

Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird. adjective

A whimsically eccentric person noun

Foolish; totally unsound adjective

A pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown noun

A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.

One who behaves in a crazy manner.

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The word "screwball" in example sentences

Quote: We had some pitchers that threw what we called a screwball in those days, but that was a hard pitch to throw, and it was hard on your arm. ❋ Bill James Rob Neyer (2004)

The slider, fastball, and the screwball were all on tonight. ❋ Unknown (2004)

One might assume that the incurve is simply the reverse of the outcurve, which would be the reverse of the curveball … which is to say, a screwball. ❋ Bill James Rob Neyer (2004)

I had a variety of curves—threw a so-called screwball or indrop, too—and I used whatever delivery seemed best. ❋ Bill James Rob Neyer (2004)

According to The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the incurve was the “pitch now known as a screwball.” ❋ Bill James Rob Neyer (2004)

"Or you call a screwball that is supposed to be inside but it ends up outside.

None of it makes strict sense, which is why it's called screwball, but in its own crazy way ❋ Unknown (2008)

When was the era of the wonderful "screwball" movie comedies? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Daffy was the first of the new breed of "screwball" characters that emerged in the late 1930s. ❋ Jaime J. Weinman (2009)

Denouncing the portly preacher as a "screwball" and a "wacko," the queen defended the British record on human rights and urged the home secretary to look into the circumstances under which Sharpton was admitted to the country ... ❋ Unknown (2008)

GEORGE: I think I may have done that as a kind of screwball comedy. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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