twirl
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Meaning · English
A prison guard.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Which was in the main childishness and pettiness, the reason for this was that most of the twirls and the governors had […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “twirl” mean?
A prison guard.
Is “twirl” formal or informal?
twirl is generally slang.