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screwball

A screwball comedy.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A screwball comedy.

The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.
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  • “The suburbian friend of Bugs Bunny from The Looney Tunes Show is also a better protrayal of Daffy Duck than the screwball Daffy”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(US, informal, somewhat, derogatory) One who behaves in a crazy manner.

I will not listen to this screwball any longer.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(baseball) 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.

The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.
Origin: From . Compare typologically (akin to spin). Also compare weirdo and weird, from , ultimately derived from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Screwball Says that's what happened bsky.app/profile/ghos...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “lidl house brand drill looking like a mid 2000s Transformer named like Screwball who combines with two other guys to form The Remembrance Blaster”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I did get a lead from my Moxy research expert Screwball; she has newspaper clippings showing the M&F pilot did air as a Christmas Special! I think you saw it with special christmas bumpers!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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