footsies
Secret toe touching
Footsies is a flirtatious game of touching feet under a table, usually secretly: They were playing footsies during dinner.
The word extends to any covert collaboration or flirtation between parties who shouldn't be consorting: The senator was playing footsies with lobbyists.
The singular footsie appears in the same contexts.
Inclined toward fun
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- coyAffectedly modest
- under-the-tableSecret and unofficial
- nudgeGentle push to prompt
touch · secret · intimate · brush · signal · connection · suggestive · seductive
playful
Inclined toward fun
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- coyAffectedly modest
- under-the-tableSecret and unofficial
nudge · touch · secret · intimate · brush · signal · connection · suggestive · seductive · discreet
- baby talkmama, dada, papa, mommy, daddy
- Fighting GamesStreet Fighter, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero, Raiden
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, kick, jab, elbow strike
footsieshandholding
Close guidance or support
holding hands · hand-holding · embracing · arm around shoulder · hugging
footsiescold shoulder
Intentional dismissive treatment
rejection · rebuff · indifference · avoidance · standoffishness