as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits
a screwball who liked to save lint and bits of string
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Noun
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Dippold has populated the show with lovable eccentrics played by great character actors—Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller, Tim Baltz.
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Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies.
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Her lab has found even modest additions to the diet — a handful of nuts or an avocado — can enrich certain beneficial bacteria over the course of a few weeks.
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Including foods like avocado, olive oil, nuts, or seeds can make your meal more satisfying and may also stimulate digestion.
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“Screwballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwballs. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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