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screwball

noun

  1. 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
  2. Slang a person who seems erratic, irrational, unconventional, or unbalanced

adjective

Slang peculiar; irrational

See screwball in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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