Twist may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Film, television, and stage

* Twist (2003 film), ''Twist'' (2003 film), a 2003 independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist'' * Twist (2021 film), ''Twist'' (2021 film), a 2021 modern rendition of ''Oliver Twist'' starring Michael Caine. * The Twist (1976 film), ''The Twist'' (1976 film), a 1976 film co-written and directed by Claude Chabrol * The Twist (1992 film), ''The Twist'' (1992 film), a 1992 documentary film directed by Ron Mann * Twist (stage play), ''Twist'' (stage play), a 1995 stage thriller by Miles Tredinnick * Twist, the main character on television series ''The Fresh Beat Band'' and its spin-off ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies'' * Oliver Twist (disambiguation), name of several film, television, and musical adaptations based on Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist'' * Twist (Only Murders in the Building), "Twist" (''Only Murders in the Building''), a 2021 episode of the TV series ''Only Murders in the Building'' * Jack Twist, a character in the 2005 film ''Brokeback Mountain'' * Twist Morgan, a character in the television series ''Spaced''

Music

* Twist (album), ''Twist'' (album), a 1994 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn * The Twist (album), ''The Twist'' (album), a 1984 album by Danish indiepop band Gangway * The Twist (song), "The Twist" (song), a song by Hank Ballard, covered by Chubby Checker, a hit in 1960 * "The Twist", a song from the album ''Grow Up and Blow Away'' by Metric * "The Twist", a song from the album ''Coming Back Hard Again'' by hip hop band The Fat Boys * Twist (Phish song), "Twist" (Phish song), from the 2000 album ''Farmhouse'' by Phish * Twist (Goldfrapp song), "Twist" (Goldfrapp song), a single from the 2003 album ''Black Cherry'' by Goldfrapp * ''Twist'', an album by Chris & Cosey * "Twist", a song from the album ''Unfinished Business (Nathan Sykes album), Unfinished Business'' by Nathan Sykes *"Twist" a song from the album A Hundred Days Off by Underworld *"Twist", the opener of the 1996 Korn album, ''Life Is Peachy'' * "Twisting", a song from the album ''Flood (They Might Be Giants album), Flood'' by They Might Be Giants * Twist (band), a rock band from Birmingham, England, UK

Other media

* Twist ending, an unexpected conclusion or climax to a work of fiction * Twist (magazine), ''Twist'' (magazine), an American teen magazine * Twist (Cano novel), ''Twist'' (Cano novel), a novel by Harkaitz Cano * Twist (Östergren novel), ''Twist'' (Östergren novel), a novel by Klas Östergren * Twist (TV network), an American television network * ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens, and its main character

Finance

* Transaction Workflow Innovation Standards Team (TWIST), a non-profit financial industry standards group * Operation Twist, an effort (in 1961, and again in 2011) by the U.S. Federal Reserve to lower long-term interest rates

Mathematics, science, and technology

* Twist (mathematics), a geometric quantity associated with a ribbon * Twists of curves, a method of deriving related curves * Twist (screw theory), in applied mathematics and physics * Twist (software), a test automation solution by ThoughtWorks Studios * Ellipse Twist, a French hang glider * Twist fungus (''Dilophospora alopecuri'') * Twisting properties, in statistics * Twist transcription factor, a gene protein

People

* Barry McGee (born 1966), also known as Twist, painter and graffiti artist * Tony Twist (born 1968), Canadian hockey player * Leroy "Twist" Casey (born 1973), disk jockey * Liz Twist (born 1956), British Member of Parliament

Places

* Twist, Arkansas, a city in the United States * Twist, Germany, a municipality in Lower Saxony

Sport

* Aerial twist, an acrobatic maneuver in gymnastics * Twist lifts, a type of lift in pairs figure skating

Other uses

* Twist (cocktail garnish), a decorative piece of citrus zest * Twist (confectionery), a Norwegian bag of sweets, now produced in Sweden * Twist (dance), a rock and roll dance * Twist (poker), a special round in some variants of stud poker * Twist (ride), a popular amusement ride, often seen on travelling funfairs * French twist (hairstyle), a hair styling technique * Twist tobacco, a type of chewing tobacco * Sail twist, a phenomenon in sailing * Wing twist, a design choice in aeronautics