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screwball definition
☆ screw·ball (skro̵̅o̅′bôl′)
noun
- Baseball a ball thrown by a right-handed pitcher that curves to the right, or one thrown by a left-handed pitcher that curves to the left
- Slang a person who seems erratic, irrational, unconventional, or unbalanced
adjective
Slang peculiar; irrational
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