Meanings
- uncountableThe trick of spinning a pen solely on the knuckles of one hand.
According to the SpinZ press releases, pen spinning is the latest craze sweeping Europe, Asia and other places where you are not.
2008, Geek Monthly - Volumes 17-22, page 802 more examples
You may be an ace with a Rubik's cube, or even a yo-yo champion, but have you mastered that other geek hobby? You know, pen spinning?
2008 February 1, Asami Novak, “Mastering the Art of Pen Spinning”, in WiredShe was currently repeatedly spinning a blue pen around in her left hand, while her innocent-looking eyes were focused on the teacher, indicating that she was so proficient and used to the act of pen spinning, that not only did it seem like she could do it effortlessly, but she appeared to not even notice herself doing it at all.
2016, Lance Lichtengel, Purity Before Existence, →ISBN
Translations
Finnish kynän pyörittely
- kynän pyörittelyTranslations
German Penspinning
- PenspinningTranslations
Japanese ペン回し, ペンスピニング
- ペン回し (penmawashi)Translations
- ペンスピニング (pen supiningu)Translations
- 浪人回し (rōninmawashi)Translations
Korean 펜돌리기
- 펜돌리기 (pendolligi)Translations
Cite this entry
pen spinning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pen%20spinning
“pen spinning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pen%20spinning. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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