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wristy en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪsti/ (UK)

Etymology

From wrist + -y (adjectival suffix).

Meanings

  1. Characterised by marked or exaggerated movement of the wrist; involving deft wrist movements.
    • I walked Jane down to the drive and watched her as she reversed, admiring her wristy gear changes. 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 321:

Forms

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wristiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
wristier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

wristy en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪsti/ (UK)

Etymology

From wrist + -y (“thing associated”).

Meanings

  1. (slang) A handjob.
    • Elle's grasped the front of his chinos, her fingers closing around his cock and Jackson jerked back […] After two days of sexual torment, his cock was on a hairtrigger, but that didn't mean he wanted a wristy on a hilltop. 2021, Eve Dangerfield, Something Borrowed, Eve Dangerfield Books:
    • “So, what is sex? Is it plain intercourse? What about oral? Does that count? What about a wristy?[…]” “A gobby? A wristy?” asked Brenda. “More slang. A gobby is a blowjob, and as for a wristy...” Babs curled her fingers around an imaginary cock and made a jerking motion. 2017, Rollie Lawson, Island Delight, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:

Forms

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wristie alternative lexicographic
wristies Number=Plur lexicographic