twirly
/ˈtwɜː.liː/adjective, noun
twirly is an adjective meaning “Coiled or curly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-W-I-R-L-Y and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does twirly mean?
adjective
- 1
Coiled or curly.
noun
- 1
IrelandUKderogatoryslangAn old age pensioner or other elderly person, especially one using public transport.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce twirly?
- UK /ˈtwɜː.liː/
Twirly has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of twirly
- twirlier comparative
- twirliest superlative
- twirlies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is twirly?
Twirly appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does twirly come from?
From twirl + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).