how to pronounce footsie

/ˈfʊt.si/

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footsie is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of footsie in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… higher than our CEO of a footsie 100 or …”

meanings of footsie

noun:

A flirting game where two people touch their feet together, under a table or otherwise concealed, as a romantic prelude.
A selfie (self-taken photograph) of one's feet.
A foot.

name:

The FTSE and the FTSE 100 Index.

footsie frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word footsie occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.