Meanings
nounhandholding (countable and uncountable, plural handholdings)
plural handholdings
- countableuncountableThe holding of hands.
“I want to fuck gender. What does that mean? It means taking gender, a beautiful, wonderful thing and rockin it just right. Most cisfolk, they're stuck holding hands. And that's not to say no cisfolk fuck gender, or that hand holding isn't its own amazing thing. […]”
2010 Spring, “The Queerest Art: Genderf*ck”, in OutWrite Newsmagazine, University of California, Los Angeles, page 7 - countableuncountableStrong personal support or reassurance.
adjectivehandholding (not comparable)
- not comparableHolding hands.
- broadlynot comparableDeeply and ostentatiously in love.
Origin
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APA
handholding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handholding
MLA
“handholding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handholding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handholding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handholding.
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