screwballs
Unpredictable weird ones
Screwballs is the plural of screwball—eccentric people or, in baseball, pitches that break unexpectedly: The office is full of lovable screwballs.
He threw nothing but screwballs that inning.
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- wisecrackFlippant clever remark
antics · madcap · zany · clownish · goofy · absurd · nutty · daffy
Eccentric individual
- weirdoPeculiar person, dismissively
- kookEccentric or strange person
- crackpotEccentric with strange ideas
- nutcaseEccentric or deranged person
character · crank · flake · loose cannon · wild card · goofball · wacko · nut
Pitch with spin-induced arc
- wild cardUnpredictable factor in play
- loose cannonUnpredictably dangerous person
- wildcatUndomesticated small feline species
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
erratic · capricious · impulsive · mercurial · volatile · spontaneous · reckless · haphazard
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- gagMouth restraint or jest
wisecrack · antics · madcap · zany · clownish · goofy · absurd · nutty · daffy · loony
oddball
Eccentric individual
- weirdoPeculiar person, dismissively
- kookEccentric or strange person
- crackpotEccentric with strange ideas
nutcase · character · crank · flake · loose cannon · wild card · goofball · wacko · nut · fruitcake
curveball
Pitch with spin-induced arc
- wild cardUnpredictable factor in play
- loose cannonUnpredictably dangerous person
- wildcatUndomesticated small feline species
unhinged · erratic · capricious · impulsive · mercurial · volatile · spontaneous · reckless · haphazard · chaotic
curveball
Pitch with spin-induced arc
- sliderAdjustable interface element
- fastballMaximum-speed baseball throw
- changeupDeliberately slow pitch
spin · pitcher · mound · batter · strike · catcher · baseball · rotation · delivery · movement
screwballsconformists
Those obeying social norms
traditionalists · squares · straight arrows · conventionalists · conservatives
screwballssobersides
Habitually serious person
straight men · stiffs · stuffed shirts · stoics · dullards
- screwball comedyChaotic romantic film genre