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screwball

screw·ball [ skr bàwl ]


noun  (plural screw·balls)
Definition:
 
1. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody who is regarded as behaving in an unconventional, irrational, or strange way ( slang insult )

2. pitch in opposite direction to curve ball: in baseball, a pitch that curves in a direction opposite to that of a regular curveball, traveling instead to the same side as the hand with which it is thrown



adjective 
Definition:
 
offensive term: an offensive term meaning regarded as unconventional, irrational, or strange ( slang insult )

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