footsy

Secret leg contact

Footsy is a flirtatious game of touching feet under a table, usually secretly: They were playing footsy during the entire dinner.

The diminutive form suggests playfulness and intimacy.

By extension, to play footsy with someone can mean to engage in covert cooperation or flirtation with an idea, cause, or potential ally.

flirtation

under the table

Without official documentation

flirting · intimate · clandestine · nudge · brush · caress · suggestive · playful · discreet · date night

childplay

toesies

Childish word for digits

nursery · giggly · socks · barefoot · playful · silly · game · toes · piggies · blanket

Opposites
body part used for contact

footsyhandshake

Mutual palm-gripping gesture

holding hands · high-five · fist bump · pat on the back · embrace

openness/covertness

footsypublic display of affection

Romantic acts in open

declaration of love · kiss · embrace · making a pass

formality of contact

footsyhandshake

Mutual palm-gripping gesture

formal greeting · bow · curtsy · salute · formal introduction

Phrases
Family

foot, football, footing, footstep, footnote, footpath, footed, footrest, underfoot

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