boops
Playful nose pokes
Boops is playful slang for gentle pokes, typically to the nose, often directed at pets or loved ones.
The singular boop serves as both noun and verb: I gave the cat a boop on the nose, She booped him.
The word is onomatopoeic and affectionate, common in internet culture and baby talk.
Gentle facial caress
- snuggleEmbrace cozily
- cuddleAffectionate close embrace
- smoochInformal term for kissing
- peckDry measure or quick kiss
pat · tap · poke · love-tap · fondness · tenderness · warmth · adoration
Valve controlling liquid flow
- pokeSharp, quick thrust
- prodJab to spur action
- nudgeGentle push to prompt
- tickleTouch provoking involuntary laughter
tease · silly · goofy · lighthearted · mischievous · whimsical · fun · frisky
Yielding to touch
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- featherlightExtremely light, weightless-feeling
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- tenderSoft or sore
careful · dainty · fingertip · brush · graze · touch · subtle · easy
nuzzle
Gentle facial caress
peck · pat · tap · poke · love-tap · fondness · tenderness · warmth · adoration · sweetness
tap
Valve controlling liquid flow
tickle · tease · silly · goofy · lighthearted · mischievous · whimsical · fun · frisky · impish
soft
Yielding to touch
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- featherlightExtremely light, weightless-feeling
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
tender · careful · dainty · fingertip · brush · graze · touch · subtle · easy · faint
snoot
Nose, colloquially
whiskers · puppy · kitten · bunny · doggo · pupper · seal · otter · cat · hamster
meme
Shared online humor
adorbs · smol · precious · reaction · emoji · derpy · floof · blep