screwball
1. [ noun ] (sociology) a whimsically eccentric person
Synonyms: crackpot nutcase nut fruitcake nut_case crank
Related terms: eccentric
2. [ adjective ] (informal) foolish; totally unsound
Synonyms: crazy softheaded half-baked
Examples:

"an impractical solution" "a crazy scheme" "half-baked ideas" "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"

Related terms: impractical
3. [ adjective ] foolish; totally unsound
Synonyms: crazy softheaded half-baked
Examples:

"an impractical solution" "a crazy scheme" "half-baked ideas" "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"

Related terms: colloquialism impractical
4. [ noun ] (baseball) a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
Related terms: pitch
Similar spelling:   screwballer
  Scarpelli
  screwbean
  scarab
  scarabaeus
  scarabaeid
  scarabaean
  screwup
  scarper
  Scarpa
  Scarber