footsie

[ foo t-see ]
/ ˈfʊt si /

noun Informal.

Sometimes footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.

Idioms for footsie

    play footsie/footsies with,
    1. to flirt with, especially by clandestinely touching someone's foot or leg; be slyly or furtively intimate with.
    2. to seek advantage from, especially by discreet or stealthy means; curry favor with.
Also foot·sy, footie.

Origin of footsie

1930–35; foot + -sie, spelling variant of -sy

Words nearby footsie

footrace, footrest, footrope, foots, footscraper, footsie, footslog, footsore, footstalk, footstall, footstep

British Dictionary definitions for footsie (1 of 2)

footsie
/ (ˈfʊtsɪ) /

noun

informal flirtation involving the touching together of feet, knees, etc (esp in the phrase play footsie)

British Dictionary definitions for footsie (2 of 2)

Footsie
/ (ˈfʊtsɪ) /

noun

an informal name for Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index