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twisty (adj.)
[twisty 词源字典]
1857, "full of windings," from
twist
(n.) +
-y
(2). Meaning "attractively feminine," 1970s slang, is from
twist
"girl" (1928), apparently from rhyming slang
twist and twirl
(1924).
[twisty etymology, twisty origin, 英语词源]