handsies

English

Etymology

From hand +‎ -sies.

Pronunciation

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Noun

handsies pl (plural only)

  1. (childish) The hands.
    • 2013, Tim Green, chapter 7, in Force Out, New York, N.Y.: Harper, →ISBN, page 23:
      His mom spoke in the happy singsong voice of a children’s TV show host. “No, no, Marty. Poopy is dirty. Let’s wash your handsies.”
  2. (informal) Flirtatious or lascivious touching.

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