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[
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Origin
foot·sie
/
ˈfʊt
si
/
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[
f
oo
t
-see
]
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noun
Informal
.
1.
Sometimes,
footsies.
the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
Idiom
2.
play footsie
/
footsies with,
a.
to flirt with, especially by clandestinely touching someone's foot or leg; be slyly or furtively intimate with.
b.
to seek advantage from, especially by discreet or stealthy means; curry favor with.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Also,
foot·sy,
footie.
Origin:
1930–35;
foot
+
-sie,
spelling variant of
-sy
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footsie
(ˈfʊtsɪ)
—
n
informal
flirtation involving the touching together of feet, knees, etc (esp in the phrase
play footsie
)
Footsie
(ˈfʊtsɪ)
—
n
an informal name for
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Word Origin & History
footsie
"amorous play with the feet" [OED], 1944, from
foot
.
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