handsy

American  

[hand-zee] / ˈhænd zi /

adjective

Informal.

1. tending to touch people with the hands, especially in an inappropriate or sexual way.

   She saw that he was getting handsy with some of the female guests.

2. (in golf, baseball, etc.) characterized by excessive hand and wrist movement.

   a handsy swing.

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Other Word Forms

• handsiness noun

Etymology

Origin of handsy

First recorded in 1960–65; either hands ( def. ) + -y ¹ ( def. ), or hand ( def. ) + -sy ( def. )

Example Sentences

But there are plenty of others around the penthouse restaurant they’ve chosen for this outing: A shifty couple on a blind date, an overly sweet bartender, a handsy piano player and a skulking man who’s “waiting for his sister.”

From Salon

The “Brutalist” actor previously described Spacey as a “handsy guy” in a 2018 interview.

From Salon

It started with safety Ramon Henderson tackling a player out of bounds before cornerback Jaylin Davies committed pass interference on back-to-back plays that Foster described as “a little too handsy.”

From Los Angeles Times

In a clip that has been circulating on social media, students can be heard calling out "Beetlejuice" at Boebert, in reference to her handsy, vape-plumed wild night at the theater in Colorado last year.

From Salon

In September, Boebert was tossed out of a Denver showing of the musical “Beetlejuice” after vaping, carrying on and getting handsy with her date.

From Los Angeles Times