handsiness en · NOUN
Etymology
From handsy + -ness.
Meanings
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(informal, uncommon, uncountable) The act or state of being handsy; inappropriate touching.
It was as though, by putting her lips to his-and, okay, allowing a certain amount of handsiness-she'd transformed herself into some kind of cruel goddess of love.
2013, Holly Black, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown:This was stage three dating handsiness.
2008, Hester Browne, The Little Lady Agency and the Prince, page 8:he owned a chain of coffee shops and seemed content to worship her from afar, which was better than Levi's grating handsiness and constant texting.
2015, Jessica Clare, The Taming of the Billionaire: