English

Adjective

twisty ‎(comparative twistier, superlative twistiest)

1. that twists
2. curly

Derived terms

• twistily
• twistiness

Related terms

• twistie

Translations

Noun

twisty ‎(plural twisties)

1. Something that is twisty, such as a road
   • 2007 March 18, Lawrence Ulrich, “There’s More Than Meets the Eye”, in New York Times:

     On lonely twisties in upstate New York, the driver of a Porsche Boxster S surely found my unshakable Mini anything but cute.

2. A strand of hair twisted together in a braid-like fashion
   • 2007 March 22, Randal C. Archibold, “I Have Taken on My Daughter’s Hair and Won”, in New York Times:

     I was introduced to the panorama of twisties, barrettes, hair and scalp conditioner (basically hair grease), brushes for every occasion and narrow- and wide-tooth combs.