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- [skroo-bawl]
- /ˈskruˌbɔl/
- /ˈskruː.bɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skroo-bawl]
- /ˈskruˌbɔl/
Definitions of screwball word
- noun screwball Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut. 1
- noun screwball Baseball. a pitched ball that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown. 1
- adjective screwball Slang. eccentric or whimsically eccentric: What a screwball idea! 1
- adjective screwball Screwball comedy is silly and eccentric in an amusing and harmless way. 0
- countable noun screwball If you say that someone is a screwball, you mean that they do strange or crazy things. 0
- noun screwball an odd or eccentric person 0
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Origin of screwball
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; 1935-40 for def 2; screw + ball1
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Parts of speech for Screwball
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
screwball popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
screwball usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for screwball
adj screwball
- amok — a state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malays
- clocker — a person who times racehorses during tryouts to determine their speed.
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- cuckoo — A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
noun screwball
- bedlamite — a lunatic; insane person
- blockhead — a stupid person
- crackpot — If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy.
- crazies — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- cutup — a person who clowns, plays practical jokes, etc. to attract attention
Top questions with screwball
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See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with sc
- Words starting with scr
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