Kneesie
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Knee. childish
"Now spread out your little kneesies."
- 2 Knee-to-knee contact, especially as a method of flirtation when out of sight; kneesies.
"We had an irresistible guide, most of him Negro and the rest of him Chinese, and while I don't go much for one or the other, the combination was fairly riveting: so I let him play kneesie under the table, because frankly I didn't find him at all banal, but then one night he took us to a blue movie, and what do you Suppose?"
- 3 A trampoline move in which one bounces on the knees.
"Poppy lifts the hose's heavy head and the purest water in the world forms a rainbow through which Talia does a kneesie, then bounces back onto her feet, squealing."
- 4 A knee-length skirt. dated
"The "kneesie" ( from the knee to 2 inches below) was extraspecial, for narrow thirties coats or after-five slinky dresses, at their best with dark shimmery stockings and tall-heeled shoes."
Example
More examples"Now spread out your little kneesies."
Etymology
From knee + -sie.
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