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touchy-feelers

touchy-feelers is the plural of touchy-feeler.

Meaning of touchy-feeler

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

Questions about touchy-feelers

What is touchy-feelers the plural of?
Touchy-feelers is the plural of touchy-feeler.

Words near touchy-feelers in the dictionary

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

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