Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touchy-feeler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: touchy-feel-er
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A touchy-feely person; one who is fond of physical contact with other people.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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.”"

Etymology

From touchy-feely + -er.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

touchy-feelers (plural)

Questions

What does touchy-feeler mean?: A touchy-feely person; one who is fond of physical contact with other people.
Where does touchy-feeler come from?: From touchy-feely + -er.

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