Definition
A crazy or eccentric person, or a baseball pitch that curves unexpectedly in an unusual way.
Etymology
Originally a baseball term from the early 1900s, referring to an erratic pitch that breaks sharply. By the 1930s-40s, it was applied to wild, unpredictable people, popularized by 'screwball comedy' films featuring eccentric characters and absurd plots.
Kelly Says
Screwball comedy was Hollywood's brilliant response to the Great Depression—audiences wanted escapist chaos and witty characters who defied social norms, so films became deliberately illogical and zany. The genre accidentally created some of cinema's most intelligent comedies by embracing absurdity.
Translations
ARالعربية
كرة البراغي
karrat al-baraghy
BNবাংলা
স্ক্রু বল
shkru bol
CACatalà
pilota de rosca
pee-ta-ta deh ro-ska
CSČeština
šroubové koule
shrou-bo-ve koo-le
DADansk
skruvbold
shkruv-bold
DEDeutsch
Schraubball
shrahb-bal
ELΕλληνικά
βίδα σφαίρα
vee-dah s-f-ay-rah
ESEspañol
pelota de tuerca
pe-LOH-tah deh TOO-er-kah
FAفارسی
توپی پیچ
to-pee peech
FISuomi
ruuvilla
roo-vee-la
FRFrançais
foutoir
foo-twahr
GUGU
સ્ક્રુ બોલ
shkru bol
HAHA
kofa guda
koh-fa goo-dah
HEעברית
כדור ברגים
kudur ber-agim
HIहिन्दी
बोल्ट की गेंद
bol-t kee g-end
HUMagyar
csavargolyó
cha-var-go-lee-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bola sekrup
bo-la se-kruhp
IGIG
ọkpụkpụ ụkpụrụ
oh-koo-koo pu-roo-roo
ITItaliano
palla di vite
pal-lah dee vee-teh
KKKK
жабыр тобы
zha-byr to-by
MRMR
व्हेल बॉल
veh-el bol
MSBahasa Melayu
bola skru
bo-la skru
MYမြန်မာ
Schrauben ball
shra-pen bal
NLNederlands
schroefbal
shroh-fbal
NONorsk
skruvbølle
shkruv-bo-lle
PLPolski
kula śrubowa
koo-la shro-bo-va
PTPortuguês
bola de parafuso
bo-lah deh pah-rah-FOO-soh
RORomână
bilea de șurub
bee-lee-a deh shoo-rub
RUРусский
винтовая шайба
vin-to-vaya sh-ay-ba
SVSvenska
skruvboll
shkruv-boll
SWKiswahili
mpira ya kugeuza
mpee-ra ya koo-geh-oo-za
TAதமிழ்
விருது பந்து
vi-ru-thu pan-thu
TEతెలుగు
స్క్రూ బాల్
shkru bal
TLTL
bola ng skru
bo-la ng skru
TRTürkçe
vida topu
vee-da to-pu
UKУкраїнська
гвинтівка
hvi-n-tov-ka
VITiếng Việt
bong bóng vít
bong bong vit
ZUZU
ibhola yesi
ee-bo-la ye-see