footsie

footsie
/foot"see/, n. Informal.
1. Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
2. play footsie or footsies with,
a. to flirt with, esp. by clandestinely touching someone's foot or leg; be slyly or furtively intimate with.
b. to seek advantage from, esp. by discreet or stealthy means; curry favor with.
Also, footie.
[1930-35; FOOT + -sie, sp. var. of -SY]

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