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screwball
adjective
noun
foolish; totally unsound
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ˈskɹuːbɔːl
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adjective
foolish; totally unsound
“a crazy scheme”
noun
a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
noun
a whimsically eccentric person
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a crazy scheme
half-baked ideas
a screwball proposal without a prayer of working
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