screwball
5
8.3
- noun
- /ˈskruːbɔːl/
- Offensive
:
chiflado
- My neighbor is a real screwball; he often wears a costume to check the mail.
- screwball comedy
- classic screwball
- 1930s screwball
Examples
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The host declared them all screwballs and jackasses, and Dudek wildly concurred.
Fiction book (2001) -
Too many people see him as a screwball.
Blog text (13) -
What kind of a screwball are you?
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I guess you thought I was a screwball at first, but my idea worked out.
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What a crazy old screwball.
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The guy is a screwball.
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You're crazy, and so is this screwball!
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But I've been dealing with such a lot of screwballs lately.
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I'm a screwball!
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You're a real screwball.
Synonyms
309
7.5
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
119
7.0
A person who acts in a strange or unusual way
49
9.8
A person who behaves in a strange or wild way
40
8.2
A person who has strange or unrealistic ideas
35
8.8
A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way
29
7.7
A person who is often angry and has strange ideas
24
8.4
A person who behaves in an odd or funny way
23
7.5
A silly person who acts funny to make others laugh
21
7.2
A person who acts in a strange way
5
8.5
A person who acts silly or strange to make others laugh
4
8.6
A person who acts in a silly or strange way
4
9.9
A person who behaves very strangely
4
9.9
A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way
1
7.0
A person who behaves in an unusual way that others find odd
1
6.0
A person with unusual habits or behavior
1
9.1
An insulting word for a person who acts very silly or strange
1
8.8
A person who acts in a way that seems crazy
1
9.9
A person who acts in a strange way that others find unpleasant
A person who acts strange and makes others uncomfortable
A person who behaves in a strange or unusual way
A person who acts in an odd or unusual way
A person who behaves in a wild or strange way
A person who often does things that surprise other people
How Strange
- Offensive
119
7.0
- Offensive
5
8.3
- Informal
1
6.8
1
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Screwball for a strange person comes from a baseball pitch with the same name. The screw part means 'to twist', so the pitch moves in a surprising way and a screwball person is someone who acts in a twisted or unexpected way.