pretzel

[ pret-suh l ]

/ ˈprɛt səl /

a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside.

a larger version of this, made of soft, chewy bread dough.

Origin of pretzel

1815–25, Americanism; < German Pretzel, variant of Bretzel; Old High German brizzila < Medieval Latin bracellus bracelet

Supporters will cheer because he's not turning himself into a pretzel for the right like he did in 2008.

Getting Serious About the 2012 GOP |Mark McKinnon |June 26, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Romney needs to just be who he is and quit trying to turn himself into a pretzel for the right, as he did last time around.

Loosen Up, Mitt! |Mark McKinnon |June 1, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
If he stays true to his tweets, pretzel sandwiches will be on the menu.

The Buzziest Pop-Up Restaurants |Tien Nguyen |February 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Weintraub says, grinning his boyish grin and polishing off a pretzel.

Confessions of a Hollywood Republican |Nicole LaPorte |April 1, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Indeed, Fieri seems to have been gunning for his big moment since he opened his own pretzel cart at 16.

The Trailer Park Gourmet |Rachel Syme |November 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
I give him the old razz—but that night he tries for his pretzel bend, and misses.

Hoiman and the Solar Circuit |Gordon Dewey
Had a trick hold he called the pretzel bend—hard to apply, but good for a submission every time when he clamped it on.

Hoiman and the Solar Circuit |Gordon Dewey
So after that Jacob always brought teacher a pretzel without any salt on it.

The Corner House Girls at School |Grace Brooks Hill
That's how I got to the car, and was warmly greeted by Pretzel.

Motor Matt's Mystery |Stanley R. Matthews
He says iffen he has to he'll use his pretzel bend, and they ain't no Martian on six legs, or eight, what won't say uncle.

Hoiman and the Solar Circuit |Gordon Dewey

pretzel

/ (ˈprɛtsəl) /

a brittle savoury biscuit, in the form of a knot or stick, glazed and salted on the outside, eaten esp in Germany and the US

C19: from German, from Old High German brezitella; perhaps related to Medieval Latin bracellus bracelet, from Latin bracchium arm