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'''Twist''' may refer to:
* [[Twist (comic)|''Twist'' (comic)]], a comic by John Cook
* [[Twist (physics)]], a [[force]] (causing twisting)
* [[Twist (poker)]], a special round in some variants of stud poker
* [[Twist ending]], an unexpected conclusion or climax to a work of fiction
* [[Transaction Workflow Innovation Standards Team]] (TWIST), a non-profit financial industry standards group
* [[French twist]], a hair styling technique
* [[Twist fungus]] (''Dilophospora alopecuri'')
* Twist, the oldest form of [[chewing tobacco]]
* Alexander "Chimp" Twist, a [[P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Alexander "Chimp" Twist|minor P. G. Wodehouse character]]
* [[Twist (ride)]], a popular amusement ride, often seen on travelling funfairs
* [[Twist (sweets)]], a Norwegian bag of sweets, now produced in Sweden
== Music ==
* [[Twist (album)|''Twist'' (album)]], a 1994 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn
* [[The Twist (album)|''The Twist'' (album)]], a 1984 LP by Danish indiepop band Gangway
* [[The Twist (song)|"The Twist" (song)]], a 1960s hit single made famous by [[Chubby Checker]] and written and originally recorded by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
** [[Twist (dance)]], a rock and roll dance named after the song
* [[Twist (song)|"Twist" (song)]], from the 2000 album ''Farmhouse'' by jam band Phish
* [[Twist (Goldfrapp song)|"Twist" (Goldfrapp song)]], a single from the 2003 album ''Black Cherry'', by British electronica duo Goldfrapp
* [[Twist (Chris and Cosey album)|''Twist'' (Chris and Cosey album)]], an album by [[Chris and Cosey]]
* "[[Twist (KoRn song)]]", from the 1996 album ''[[Life Is Peachy]]'' by metal band Korn
* "Twisting" is a song by [[They Might Be Giants]]
== Film and stage ==
* [[Twist (film)]], a 2003 independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist''
* ''Twist'', a 1990 stage thriller by [[Miles Tredinnick]]
*[[Jack Twist]], a character from the 2005 film ''Brokeback Mountain''
*[[Twist (musical)]], A Musical by Gila Sand and Paul Leschen based on Charles Dicken's "[[Oliver Twist]]"
*''[[Twist (1995 film)]]'', a [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong film]] starring [[Simon Yam]]
== People ==
* [[Barry McGee]] (born 1966), also known as Twist, painter and graffiti artist
* [[Sean Twist]], Canadian author and freelance newspaper columnist
* [[Michael Twist]], Canadian author and teacher
* [[Leroy Casey]], a [[disk jockey]].
== Places ==
* [[Twist, Arkansas]], a city in the United States
* [[Twist, Devon]], a hamlet in southwest England
* [[Twist, Germany]], a municipality in Lower Saxony
== See also ==
* [[Twisted]]
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