footsie

American  

[foot-see] / ˈfʊt si /

Also footsy,

noun

Informal.

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

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idioms

1. 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.

Footsie ¹ British  

/ ˈfʊtsɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index

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footsie ² British  

/ ˈfʊtsɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of footsie

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

Example Sentences

More perplexing is that he was able to do so among some of the game’s top players, who at least played footsie with the notion that Naroditsky cheated, despite speculative-at-best reasoning.

From Slate

But it was Sutton's guests, grime stars Footsie and Strategy, who took the weekly win to move back to the top of the table with only two weeks to go.

From BBC

Footsie also got three correct results and no exact scores, but Strategy did better than anyone else with five correct results and no exact scores and, combined, gave them an average of 40 points and a potentially vital victory.

From BBC

"Senrab produced an amazing amount of footballers - Jermain Defoe, John Terry, Paul Konchesky and Ledley King all played for them," Footsie said.

From BBC

Like Footsie, I am an FA qualified football coach though.

From BBC