kneesies

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English

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Etymology

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From knee +‎ -sies.

Noun

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kneesies (uncountable)

  1. flirtatious touching using the knee(s)
    She kept trying to play kneesies with me under the table.
    • 1952, Lawrence L. Schoonover, The Quick Brown Fox, page 137:
      If Bill wanted to play kneesies, let him play kneesies.
    • 1966, William Stevens, The Peddler, page 138:
      Get her brimming with slops and gratitude and then test the atmosphere with a little kneesies behind the drape of the tablecloth.
    • 1968, John Updike, Couples, page 38:
      "He played kneesies with me.” “But he sat beside you.” “Sideways kneesies.”
  2. plural of kneesie

See also

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