[foo t-see] /ˈfʊt si/

noun, Informal.
Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
play footsie / footsies with,

(informal) flirtation involving the touching together of feet, knees, etc (esp in the phrase play footsie)
an informal name for Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index

“amorous play with the feet” [OED], 1944, from foot (n.).


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    verb phrase To pay the charges; pick up the tab (1819+) Pay the bill, settle the accounts, as in The bride’s father was resigned to footing the bill for the wedding. This expression uses foot in the sense of “add up and put the total at the foot, or bottom, of an account.” [ ; […]

  • Foot-ton

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