footsy
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8.8
Playful and showing interest in someone, often by touching their feet secretly
- adjective
- NSFW
:
coqueta
- At the party, they couldn't help but play footsy, enjoying the flirtation.
Examples
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Footsy, wootsy.
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They played footsy under the table during the romantic dinner.
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While talking, she mischievously played footsy with him, making him blush.
Synonyms
flirty
vsfootsy
23
3.7
Playful actions that show romantic or sexual interest
is more secretive and involves hidden physical contact under a table
flirtatious
vsfootsy
20
5.3
Showing playful romantic or sexual interest in someone
is focused on secret foot contact rather than general romantic behaviour
coquettish
vsfootsy
2
8.2
Acting playful and trying to attract someone's attention
is more private and involves secret touching with the feet under a table
Surface Forms
footsy positive
Morphology
Etymology
Footsy comes from the simple word foot plus a playful ending -sy, like in cutesy. It grew from the phrase 'to play footsie', meaning to touch someone's foot secretly under a table, so footsy means being playfully or flirty with those small secret touches.