footsie

Also �ڴǴǳ�·��,

[foot-see]

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noun

Informal.

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

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noun

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footsie

/ ˈ��ʊ�ٲ�ɪ /

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of footsie¹

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

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

play footsie / footsies with,
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.

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Example Sentences

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But it was Sutton's guests, grime stars Footsie and Strategy, who took the weekly win to move back to the top of the table with only two weeks to go.

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Footsie also got three correct results and no exact scores, but Strategy did better than anyone else with five correct results and no exact scores and, combined, gave them an average of 40 points and a potentially vital victory.

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For week 36, he takes on grime stars Footsie and Strategy, who are both Manchester United fans.

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Footsie and Strategy's collaborative album, Theatre of Dreams, was released on Thursday along with their video for their new lead single, Standard, which was shot in Manchester and London.

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Footsie and Strategy performed a freestyle on Sir Spyro's The Grime Show on BBC Radio 1Xtra on Tuesday, which is available now on BBC Sounds.

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