"Twizzler" meaning in All languages combined

See Twizzler on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Twizzlers [plural]
Etymology: Brand name, established in the 1920s, from twizzle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|twizzle|er}} twizzle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Twizzler (plural Twizzlers)
  1. (US, Canada) A kind of chewy candy in the form of long twists. Wikipedia link: Twizzlers Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Sweets

Inflected forms

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