All screwball synonyms
screw·ball
S s noun screwball
- cutup — a person who clowns, plays practical jokes, etc. to attract attention
- madwoman — a woman who is or behaves as if insane.
- maniac — Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator and Computer
- looney — lunatic; insane.
- loonies — Canadian Informal. a dollar coin.
- fruitcake — a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
- hardhead — an alloyed silver coin of Scotland, issued in the 16th and 17th centuries, equal to one and one-half pence and later to twopence.
- weirdo — an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person.
- crazies — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- hardheads — any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract.
- lamebrain — a dunce; booby; fool.
- wisecracker — a smart or facetious remark.
- halfwit — a person who is feeble-minded.
- kook — an eccentric, strange, or foolish person.
- ding-a-ling — a stupid, foolish, or eccentric person.
- dingbat — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- wacko — Also, wack. an eccentric, strange, or odd person.
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- dement — to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age
- blockhead — a stupid person
- crackpot — If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy.
- bedlamite — a lunatic; insane person
- knucklehead — a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
- madman — a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
- nut — the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
- nutcase — a deranged person; lunatic.
adj screwball
- haywire — wire used to bind bales of hay.
- loony — lunatic; insane.
- mad as a hatter — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- cuckoo — A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- amok — a state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malays
- clocker — a person who times racehorses during tryouts to determine their speed.