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touchy-feeler

touchy-feeler noun: a touchy-feely person; one who is fond of physical contact with other people.

Noun

touchy-feeler (plural touchy-feelers)

  1. (informal, rare) A touchy-feely person; one who is fond of physical contact with other people.
    • He grabbed his keys from the coffee table and led me to the door. Just before he turned the knob, he spun around to give me a quick hug. “I know you're not the big touchy-feeler, but humor me.”2007, Wendy French, Full of It, New York, NY: Forge Books, →ISBN, page unknown

Forms of touchy-feeler

pluraltouchy-feelers

Origin of touchy-feeler

From touchy-feely + -er.

Questions about touchy-feeler

What does touchy-feeler mean?
Touchy-feeler means a touchy-feely person; one who is fond of physical contact with other people.
What part of speech is touchy-feeler?
Touchy-feeler is a noun.
What is the plural of touchy-feeler?
The plural of touchy-feeler is touchy-feelers.

Words near touchy-feeler in the dictionary

  1. touchup
  2. touchups
  3. touchweight
  4. touchwood
  5. touchy
  6. touchy-feeler
  7. touchy-feelers
  8. touchy-feeliness
  9. touchy-feely
  10. touché
  11. Toucouleur

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