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to pinch someone's tushie

to pinch someone's tushie

9.9
To squeeze someone's bottom playfully to show affection or flirt
  • phrasal verb
  • /pɪnʧ sʌmˈwʌnz ˈtʊʃi/
  • Offensive
translation icon : pellizcar el trasero (a alguien)
  • They both laughed after Sarah pinched Mike's tushie at the party.

Examples

  • She couldn't resist and pinched his tushie as he walked by.

  • Don't pinch her tushie in public!

  • It surprised him when his partner pinched his tushie in the kitchen.

  • He loves to pinch my tushie when I'm not looking.

  • She playfully pinched his tushie while they were dancing at the party.

  • Feeling cheeky, he leaned over and pinched her tushie as she passed him.

  • As a playful gesture, she often pinched his tushie whenever they shared a laugh.

Synonyms

to smoosh
vsto pinch someone's tushie
  • Informal
3 7.7

To squeeze a person or pet gently in a loving way

aims only at the buttocks for flirtation rather than general affectionate pressing
to goose
vsto pinch someone's tushie
  • Offensive
2 8.1

To pinch someone on the bottom as a playful surprise

is a gentle squeeze used affectionately or flirtatiously rather than to surprise

How Firm

to squeeze
119 1.6
to grab
∞ 1.0
to pinch someone's tushie
  • Offensive
9.9
to pat
110 1.0
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

pinch someone's tushie infinitive
pinched someone's tushie past
pinched someone's tushie past participle
pinching someone's tushie present participle
pinches someone's tushie third person singular

Morphology

pinch + someone's + tushie

The meaning is directly compositional: 'pinch' (to squeeze), a possessive, and 'tushie' (playful term for buttocks) together clearly indicate squeezing someone’s rear. Although 'tushie' is colloquial and the phrase carries informal/flirtatious pragmatic coloring, the basic action and referent are immediately derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Pinch someone's tushie comes from the literal image of someone pinching a person's tushie, a playful word for the 'butt'. Because this touch is usually a joke or a flirty act, the phrase now means 'to playfully squeeze someone's butt'.