touchy-feeler

noun

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

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Meanings

nountouchy-feeler (plural touchy-feelers)

plural touchy-feelers

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

    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.”

    2007, Wendy French, Full of It, New York, NY: Forge Books, →ISBN, page unknown

Origin

From touchy-feely + -er.

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APA

touchy-feeler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touchy-feeler

MLA

“touchy-feeler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touchy-feeler. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touchy-feeler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touchy-feeler.

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