Touchy-feely
[tuhch-ee-fee-lee] /ˈtʌtʃ iˈfi li/
adjective
1.
Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality:
a touchy-feely encounter group.
touchy-feely
/ˈtʌtʃɪˈfiːlɪ/
adjective
1.
(informal, sometimes derogatory) openly displaying one’s emotions and affections
touch base with someone
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