footsie

Sly toe contact

Footsie is playful touching of feet, usually under a table, as flirtation or intimate communication: They were playing footsie during dinner.

By extension, play footsie with describes secretive or improper collaboration: The senator was accused of playing footsie with lobbyists.

flirtation

teasing

Playful, mild ridicule

nudge · brush · tickle · courtship · seduction · coquetry · attraction · romance · charm · flirty

game

children

Young human beings

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British · playground · kids · innocent · nursery · rhyme

intimacy

closeness

State of proximity

bonding · warmth · togetherness · companionship · comfort · couples · rapport · chemistry · snuggling · cuddling

Categories
Opposites
romantic/flirtatious covertness

footsiecold shoulder

Intentional dismissive treatment

public display of affection · rejection · rebuff · standoffishness · aloofness

secretive collusion vs. transparency

footsietransparency

State of being see-through

openness · forthrightness · candor · full disclosure · public accountability

physical contact type

footsiehandshake

Mutual palm-gripping gesture

formal greeting · fist bump · high five · pat on the back

Phrases
Family

footstep, footsy, footsore, footsies

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG