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单词 footsie
释义

footsie

[ foot-see ]
/ ˈfʊt si /

noun Informal.

Sometimes footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.

Idioms for footsie

    play footsie / footsies with, Informal.
    1. to flirt with, especially by clandestinely touching someone's foot or leg; be slyly or furtively intimate with.
    2. to seek advantage from, especially by discreet or stealthy means; curry favor with.
Also foot·sy, footie.

Origin of footsie

First recorded in 1930–35; foot + -sie, spelling variant of -sy

Words nearby footsie

foot rot, foot rule, foots, foot score, footscraper, footsie, footslog, foot soldier, footsore, footstalk, footstall
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British Dictionary definitions for footsie (1 of 2)

footsie
/ (ˈfʊtsɪ) /

noun

informal flirtation involving the touching together of feet, knees, etc (esp in the phrase play footsie)

British Dictionary definitions for footsie (2 of 2)

Footsie
/ (ˈfʊtsɪ) /

noun

an informal name for Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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