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footsie^¹

/ˈfʊtsi/ UK

Sounds like FTSE, Footsie

noun footsies · footsy · footy

uncountable A flirting game where two people touch their feet together, under a table or otherwise concealed, as a romantic prelude. Play “footsie” with him while dining out together.
childish, countable A foot. “Mother — Mother will you tie up my shoeies?” Susan’s lisping voice interrupted their conversation. / “Put a footsie up here,” Babs sang out. “’At’s a girl.”
countable, slang A selfie (self-taken photograph) of one's feet.

Footsie^²

proper noun

slang The FTSE and the FTSE 100 Index. After the July 2005 bombings in London, when the Footsie, after an initial fall, rose to its highest point of the year, the Daily Mail praised its "stellar performance", the Independent its "bulldog spirit".

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noun flirting game

Español	hacer piececitos
中文	以碰腳調情 /以碰脚调情 yǐ pèng jiǎo tiáoqíng
Français	faire du pied
Deutsch	Füßeln
Italiano	piedino
Русский	заи́грывание zaígryvanije

noun (childish) foot

中文	腳丫子 /脚丫子 jiǎoyāzi
Français	peton

noun selfie of one's feet

中文	腳自拍 /脚自拍 jiǎo zìpāi

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@misc{footsie_2026,
  title = {footsie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/footsie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}