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touchy-feely

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touchy-feely  (informal)
expressing a lot of emotion easily, often by touching people with your hands, in a way that some people think is embarrassing He's one of those touchy-feely people who are always putting their arms round you. They run a support group for people who've recently been divorced - it's very touchy-feely.


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She will try to encourage women's groups and sports' days - but it will be a very touchy-feely approach," the source added.
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And a source there said: "They were very touchy-feely.
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Michael Widner I would like to react to a letter published in your August 2008 issue by a person stating that talking about marriage and family in the Army was an"in vogue, touchy-feely topic.
June Soldiers highlighted important issues by Widner, Michael; Medina-Fonseca, Rolando / Soldiers Magazine
 
 
 
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