touch
- noun
- /tʌtʃ/
- Informal
- Listen, I'm a soft touch, too.
Examples
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Give us a touch, Poldy.
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- I didn't know you were such a soft touch.
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- You were always an easy touch.
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Toney, being a soft touch sometimes, gave training camp tickets even to the ones he turned down.
Fiction book (1990) -
You're really a soft touch, Jon, you know?
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My Korean mother and I regularly keep in touch through weekly Skype video calls.
Blog text (21) -
50 cents a touch!
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Can I borrow a little touch for my lunch today?
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She always knows when to ask for a touch to help her out.
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He gave her a quick touch for the taxi fare after dinner.
Synonyms
Asking others for money or help in a formal way
Idioms
- Informal
Make someone feel upset or defensive by mentioning a sensitive subject
- Archaic
To tell viewers or listeners to keep watching and not change the channel during a break in the show
- Archaic
Tell someone not to change the radio or television channel before a show returns
Refuse to be involved with people or things that seem dangerous and dishonest
- Slur
A rude slang way to say someone shows small signs of autism and may offend people
Compounds
A version of American football where players touch the player with the ball to stop them instead of tackling
A form of football where another player stops someone by touching them with both hands
- Specialized
A plant with seed pods that burst when you touch them and release seeds
- Australian
Touch football where another player touches someone twice to tackle them
- Jargon
A practice where soccer players control and pass the ball using two touches
- Jargon
A football exercise where each player may touch the ball only twice before passing
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang touch for a small request for money is to think of a quick physical 'touch' as a brief contact where someone asks you for cash, which is how this informal meaning likely grew.