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  1. If you say that someone has a screw loose, you mean that they behave in a strange way and seem slightly mentally ill. (Definition of have a screw loose from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  2. have a screw loose. To be or seem particularly silly, eccentric, crazy, or mentally unstable. (Also worded as "have a loose screw.") That guy on the corner must have a screw loose or something, because he's been standing out there yelling obscenities at passersby all morning.

  3. If someone has a screw loose, they are crazy. He must have a screw loose, spending that sort of money on a holiday! She looked at me as if I had a screw loose. Note: The image is of a piece of machinery that needs to be adjusted or repaired.

  4. slang. to be eccentric or neurotic; have peculiar ideas. You must have a screw loose to keep so many cats. See full dictionary entry for screw. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

  5. To be or seem particularly silly, eccentric, crazy, or mentally unstable. (Also worded as "have a loose screw.") That guy on the corner must have a screw loose or something, because he's been standing out there yelling obscenities at passersby all morning.

  6. Jun 14, 2024 · have a screw loose (third-person singular simple present has a screw loose, present participle having a screw loose, simple past and past participle had a screw loose) To be insane, irrational, or eccentric.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Screw_LooseScrew Loose - Wikipedia

    Screw Loose, released as Svitati in Italy, is a 1999 Italian comedy film. It was directed by Ezio Greggio, and written by Rudy De Luca and Steve Haberman. The film stars Greggio along with Mel Brooks and Julie Condra. Filming locations included Monte Carlo and Milan.