What is "screwball"

Screwball \Screwball\, n.

1. an eccentric or crazy person; an oddball.

2. a baseball pitch that curves in the direction opposite to that of a curve ball. adj. eccentric; zany; crazy.

"eccentric person," 1933, U.S. slang, earlier as a type of erratic baseball pitch (1928), from a still earlier name for a type of delivery in cricket (1866), from screw (n.) + ball (n.1). Screwball comedy is attested from 1938, in reference to Carole Lombard.

a. (context originally US English) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird. n. 1 (context baseball English) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher. 2 (context US English) One who behaves in a crazy manner.

1. n. a whimsically eccentric person [syn: crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake]

2. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

adj. foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" [syn: crazy, half-baked, softheaded]

A screwball is a baseball pitch that is thrown so as to break in the opposite direction of a slider or curveball. Depending on the pitcher's arm angle, the ball may also have a sinking action.

Carl Hubbell was one of the most renowned screwball pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball. Hubbell was known as the "scroogie king" for his mastery of the pitch and the frequency for which he threw it. Other famous screwball artists include Tug McGraw and Cy Young Award winners Mike Cuellar, Fernando Valenzuela and Mike Marshall.

Screwball is a New York City hip hop group, with members Hostyle, KL, Blaq Poet, & Solo. Their debut Y2K The Album was released in 2000 on Tommy Boy Records. The album yielded two singles; "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E" and the surprising and virtually unbroadcastable "F.A.Y.B.A.N." (Otherwise known as "Fuck All You Bitch Ass Niggas"). The album's production was handled mostly by Mike Heron and V.I.C. of the Ghetto Professionals (Beatnuts affiliates) with additional help from New York City greats such as Pete Rock, Godfather Don, Marley Marl & DJ Premier. Their second album Loyalty followed in 2001 on Landspeed Records and Screwed Up, a compilation of new and old material followed in 2004 on Hydra Entertainment. Member KL died in 2008 of an asthma attack.

A screwball is a type of frozen confection that first appeared in the 1970s. It consists of a flavored sorbet like frozen dessert inside a conical, plastic cup with a gumball at the bottom; the flavor of the ice is usually raspberry ripple. Several prominent brands produce screwballs, for example Asda, Popsicle, and Eskimo Pie. The name was originally a commercial product name but is now used to describe all such ice cream treats, whoever makes them. The product does not qualify as ice cream under USDA guidelines.

'Two Ball Screwball' is a brand name (in the United States, a registered trademark) for a screwball containing two gumballs. The original flavor was cherry but it has also been introduced a multiple flavored twist of lemon and blue raspberry. As with all screwballs, the shape is that of an upside down cone with the gumballs at the bottom.

A screwball is a baseball pitch.

Screwball or Screwballs may also refer to:

• Screwball (group), an American hip-hop group
• Screwball, nickname of George Beurling (1921-1948), Canada's top flying ace of the Second World War
• Screwball (ice cream), a frozen dessert
• The Screwball, a Woody Woodpecker animated cartoon short subject
• Screwballs, a 1983 Canadian comedy film
• Screwball Screwy Squirrel, an MGM cartoon character of the 1940s created by Tex Avery
• Screwball, an enemy of Spider-Man in the Marvel Comics universe