单词 | to play footy |
释义 | > as lemmasto play footy 2. Originally North American. Chiefly in to play footy. extracted from footyn. a. The action of surreptitiously touching a person's foot or ankle with one's own foot, esp. under a table, as a playful expression of sexual attraction; = footsie n.1 2a. Also reduplicated.The more usual term is now footsie n.1 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun] > amorous play with the feet to play footee1917 1905 Yokohama Yarns 184 ‘He looks a bit footy too,’ rejoined Mrs. Masterton roguishly. ‘Footy, footy,’ stuttered Dicky, ‘afraid I don't quite catch on, what's that?’ ‘Sort of man who presses your foot under the table,’ replied Mrs. Masterson.] 1917 Smart Set Dec. 41 I played—footie with him!.. And he—Cornelius—thought it was Priscilla's foot! 1940 Daily Mirror 5 Dec. 8 Next time you men try to play ‘footy-footy’ under the table remember that your shoe laces have big, coarse tags that start runs in stockings. 1996 K. Fforde Wild Designs xxii. 246 She and Patrick had been holding hands and playing footy-footy. b. Covert negotiation or cooperation, esp. with people or organizations viewed as hostile to one's own interests or principles; = footsie n.1 2b. Also reduplicated.The more usual term is now footsie n.1 2b. ΚΠ 1947 K. Jaediker Tall, Dark & Dead ii. 36 I have neither the inclination nor the time to play footie with the police. 1971 Economist 7 Aug. 29/1 No sooner had he finished playing footy-footy with Mr Heath in May than M. Pompidou popped off to Brussels. 1998 D. M. Malone Decision-making in UN Security Council 244 Aristide's utterly irresponsible footy-footy with the Taiwanese..was pure provocation. < as lemmas |
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