footsie
A flirting game where two people touch their feet together, under a table or otherwise…A flirting game where two people touch their feet together, under a table or otherwise concealed, as a romantic prelude.
» They were playing footsie under the table.
Sie füßelten unter dem Tisch.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)A flirting game where two people touch their feet together, under a table or otherwise concealed, as a romantic prelude.
Füßeln
заи́грываниеzaígryvanije
(childish, countable)A foot.
(countable, slang)A selfie (self-taken photograph) of one's feet.
Examples
7 sentencesThey were playing footsie under the table.
deSie füßelten unter dem Tisch.
She wanted to play footsie with him.
I don't want to play footsie with you, Tom.
Were you playing footsie with each other at dinner?
She played footsie with me.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From foot + -sie.From foot + -sie.
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Forms
plural: footsiesWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable