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The Britannica Dictionary footsie 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• footsie (noun)

footsie noun also US footsy /ˈfʊtsi/ footsie noun also US footsy /ˈfʊtsi/ Britannica Dictionary definition of FOOTSIE

play footsie

informal 1 : to secretly touch another person's foot with your own foot as a way of showing sexual attraction

• He was playing footsie with her under the dining room table.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 : to secretly work with or help someone in a way that is dishonest or wrong

• world leaders playing footsie with terrorists

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