twirl

Definitions

General English

• verb to twist something round in your hand

Slang

• noun a prison officer. An item of prisoners’ jargon recorded in the 1990s. ‘Twirl’ in the sense of a (skeleton) key is an archaic piece of underworld argot dating back to the 19th century.

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Contexts for “twirl”

2 definitions in context
• General English
• Slang