Handsies

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The hands. childish, plural, plural-only

    "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. 2
    Flirtatious or lascivious touching. informal, plural, plural-only

Example

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"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.”"

Etymology

From hand + -sies.

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