dingbat vs screwball

dingbat

noun
  • A silly, crazy or stupid person. 

  • Anything that can be thrown or swung with force against something else. 

  • A small device or gadget, the correct term for which is forgotten or unknown. 

  • An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars. 

  • A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc. 

  • A kind of word puzzle involving pictures or typography that hint at the solution. 

screwball

noun
  • One who behaves in a crazy manner. 

  • 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. 

adj
  • Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird. 

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