knife twister

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Etymology[edit]

knife +‎ twister.

Noun[edit]

knife twister (plural knife twisters)

  1. One who "twists the knife", i.e. one who is cruel or who exacerbates a situation.
    • 2017, Sherri Smith, Follow Me Down:
      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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