Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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screwball | Yes | Yes | No | No |
colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
screwball (noun) | colloquialism (noun) |
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a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
a whimsically eccentric person |
screwball (adjective) | colloquialism (adjective) |
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foolish; totally unsound |