Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handsies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hand-sies
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hands.

noun

Flirtatious or lascivious touching.

Informal

Example Sentences

"His mom spoke in the happy singsong voice of a children’s TV show host. “No, no, Marty. Poopy is dirty. Let’s wash your handsies.”"

Etymology

From hand + -sies.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hand

Usage

Informal

Frequently Paired Words

handie handy

Questions

What does handsies mean?: The hands.
Where does handsies come from?: From hand + -sies.

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