handsy
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handsy (comparative handsier, superlative handsiest)
- (informal) Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially inappropriately.
- 2005 March 1, “My Best Laid Plans”, in Scrubs, season 4, episode 19, spoken by J.D. and Molly Clock (Zach Braff and Heather Graham):
- J.D. (internal monologue): Okay J.D., you're a little drunk. And you know what happens when you get drunk. You get handsy. Now control yourself.
Molly: It's tough making new friends in Milwaukee.
J.D. (internal monologue): (feeling up own chest) I said control yourself!
- 2008 September, Phoebe Reilly, “Thick As Thieves”, in Spin:
- A more pressing struggle is the one Crystal Castles have to contend with each night: feral fanboys who use Glass' aggressiveness as an excuse to get handsy. "They usually get a mic stand to the head," says Glass, with a shrug [...]
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:handsy.
- (golf) Moving the hands and wrists excessively when making a stroke or swing.
- 1991 May 26, Jaime Diaz, “Pavin Is Making a Strong Bid to Join Game's Elite”, in The New York Times:
- At a wiry 5 feet 9 inches and 140 pounds, with a handsy, almost ungainly swing, Pavin lacked the power and solid technique that have been the foundation of success for most of the game's elite players.
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- (prone to touching others): groping, tactile, touchy-feely
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prone to touching others
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