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kneesies

kneesies noun: flirtatious touching using the knee(s). Also the plural of kneesie.

Noun

kneesies (uncountable)

  1. flirtatious touching using the knee(s)
    • She kept trying to play kneesies with me under the table.
    • If Bill wanted to play kneesies, let him play kneesies.1952, Lawrence L. Schoonover, The Quick Brown Fox, page 137

Also used as

kneesies is also the plural of kneesie.

Examples of kneesies in a sentence

  • Get her brimming with slops and gratitude and then test the atmosphere with a little kneesies behind the drape of the tablecloth.1966, William Stevens, The Peddler, page 138:
  • "He played kneesies with me.” “But he sat beside you.” “Sideways kneesies.”1968, John Updike, Couples, page 38:

Origin of kneesies

From knee + -sies.

Questions about kneesies

What does kneesies mean?
Kneesies means flirtatious touching using the knee(s).
How do you use kneesies in a sentence?
Get her brimming with slops and gratitude and then test the atmosphere with a little kneesies behind the drape of the tablecloth.
What part of speech is kneesies?
Kneesies is a noun.

Words near kneesies in the dictionary

  1. Kneers
  2. knees
  3. knees-up
  4. knees-ups
  5. kneesie
  6. kneesies
  7. kneesock
  8. kneesocks
  9. kneestone
  10. kneestones
  11. kneesy

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