[Ads-l] [Non-DoD Source] Re: sexist "crazy" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill CIV (US)]

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> 
> In my experience, "screwball" (popularized in the '30s) is another unisex term.
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> A "screwball comedy" has screwball characteristics. It is not named for the female lead - though there usually is one, and a male lead as
> well.
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> Cf. the unisex "screwy."
> 
> JL
>

Bugs Bunny:  "See ya in St. Looie, Screwy!"
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