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knife twister

noun

Etymology

From knife + twister.

  1. inherited from twyster
  2. compounded as knife twister — “knife + twister”

Definitions

  1. One who "twists the knife", i.e. one who is cruel or who exacerbates a situation.

    • So Kathy wasn't abusing her daughter. I really was just a cruel knife-twister in her eyes. Not a good feeling.

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