Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (Aus.) a bottle of beer with a twist-top.

1989		T. Wheeler Australia: A Travel Survival Kit 55/1: Beer comes in stubbies, tinnies and twisties and you can drink it in a glass, goblet, pony, middy, pot or schooner depending on where you are.
1994		H. Barnes Crypt Orchid 39: ‘Wannadrink?’ He handed me a twistie.
2004		In the Mix 15 Dec. 🌐 I remember one occasion that me and my mates had a choice to either have VB twisties or SB stubbies as they were the same price.
2011		Jax Beer Guy 18 Jan. 🌐 [T]he 250 mL bottle known as ‘Twisties’, ‘Throw-downs’ or ‘Throwies,’ and ‘Grenades’ .
2013		Geekzone Technology Community: Forums 5 Nov. 🌐 I’ve never had issues, I usually cap a couple of twisties near the end of the bottling run as testers as it’s aging.

2. (US drugs) a marijuana cigarette.

2003		T. Dorsey Stingray Shuffle 120: Lenny stuck a twistie in his mouth and fired up.
2013		T. Dorsey Riptide Ultra-Glide 131: ‘Here’s a twistie for you.’ He palmed the joint.