SCREWBALL

• (noun) a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

• (noun) a whimsically eccentric person

  synonyms : crackpot , crank , fruitcake , nut , nut case

• (adj.) foolish; totally unsound

  "a crazy scheme", "half-baked ideas", "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"

  synonyms : crazy , half-baked , softheaded

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