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Adjective: "prone to touching others"
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1992 February 12, Phil Berger, “The Tyson Verdict: Tyson's Critics Stepping Forth”, in The New York Times:"Even back then, there were problems controlling him," said Atlas. "He was doing what he wanted to. He had problems dealing with rejection. If he liked a girl, he'd want to show her off or buy her perfume. And if the girl said no, he'd become very upset. That's normal, I guess. But later on, he'd get just a little bit pushy with women or handsy."
1996, Joseph Wambaugh, Floaters, New York: Bantam, published 1997, →ISBN, →OL, page 187:But when his kind got drunk, they got handsy in order to compensate. He kept reaching under the table, where she was crammed into a booth with seven boozy sailors, so sloshed they'd begun discussing race strategy in the presence of enemy sailors.
2001, Lily Burana, Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America, New York: Hyperion, →ISBN, →OL, page 82:Almost all the dances thereafter go like this, but the manager had warned me that some dances could be "handsy." "Handsy" is something of a euphemism. "Grope fiesta" would be more accurate, but you can set your own limits here and still do okay.
2005 March 1, “My Best Laid Plans”, in Scrubs, season 4, episode 19, spoken by J.D. and Molly Clock (Zach Braff and Heather Graham):J.D. (internal monologue): Okay J.D., you're a little drunk. And you know what happens when you get drunk. You get handsy. Now control yourself.
- Molly: It's tough making new friends in Milwaukee.
- J.D. (internal monologue): (feeling up own chest) I said control yourself!
2008, Lisa Plumley, Home for the Holidays, New York: Zebra Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 96:
- "Listen up." Nate nodded at Angela's root beer. "That's what you should drink on your date with Patrick the Prick. So you'll be alert if he gets all handsy with you."
- "He won't get handsy. We're just having coffee.
2008 September, Phoebe Reilly, “Thick As Thieves”, in Spin, volume 24, number 9, →ISSN, EAN 0009281015840:A more pressing struggle is the one Crystal Castles have to contend with each night: feral fanboys who use Glass' aggressiveness as an excuse to get handsy.
Adjective: "(golf) swinging with excessive hand motion"
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- 1991 — Jaime Diaz, "Pavin Is Making a Strong Bid to Join Game's Elite", The New York Times, 26 May 1991:
- At a wiry 5 feet 9 inches and 140 pounds, with a handsy, almost ungainly swing, Pavin lacked the power and solid technique that have been the foundation of success for most of the game's elite players.