feely
nounEtymology From Italian figlie (“children”).
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Polari A child; a young person.
- Derived terms
- feely-omi
feely
adj/ˈfiːli/
Etymology From feal + -y.
1
Dialectal soft; smooth; velvety
feely
adjEtymology From feel + -y.
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Informal Tending to feel things by physically touching them.
- […] [when] I realized that Derek, the photographer, was stroking me I wasn't particularly worried; frankly I was enjoying the sensation — I'm a very feely person, I like touching other people and being touched.1973, Penthouse, volume 8, numbers 7-12, page 48:
- Related terms
- feelie, feely box, healy-fealy, touchy-feely
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