pretzel up

verb

To make or become confused, perplexed, twisted or entangled.

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Meanings

verbpretzel up (third-person singular simple present pretzels up, present participle (US) pretzeling up or (UK) pretzelling up, simple past and past participle (US) pretzeled up or (UK) pretzelled up)

present singular third person pretzels up · US participle present pretzeling up · UK participle present pretzelling up · US participle past pretzeled up · US past pretzeled up · UK participle past pretzelled up · UK past pretzelled up

  1. ambitransitiveidiomaticinformalTo make or become confused, perplexed, twisted or entangled.

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APA

pretzel up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretzel%20up

MLA

“pretzel up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretzel%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretzel up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretzel%20up.

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