touchy-feely

touchy-feely

1. Apt to express one's emotions. She's so touchy-feely that I'm not surprised she cried when she heard that you're pregnant.
2. Focused on emotion and intuition, rather than critical thinking or rational thought. I thrive on cold, hard facts—none of that touchy-feely stuff for me.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

touchy-feely

mod. very sensitive and empathetic; pretentiously compassionate. Marge is so touchy-feely. She worries that anything she says may possibly offend someone.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a change of heart
  • a turn of phrase
  • a plain Jane
  • a piece of the action
  • a piece/slice of the action
  • appear to
  • bit of the action
  • a bit of the action
  • (one's) game
  • a mystery to (one)
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Yet Newcastle is home to the least touching people, with only 39% admitting to being touchy-feely, compared with the national average of 47%.
No touching in this city
David Cameron might have some people fooled with his touchy-feely, new man act, but to me he and his costcutting government are every bit as bad as milk snatcher Thatcher at her worst.
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Cohen also explores a diverse array of medical treatments, from drugs to surrogate parent contracts to "touchy-feely" emotional therapy methods that can offer surprisingly positive results.
Coming to Term
He also said Mr Cameron's "touchy-feely" style was not enough to win.
Blair admits party fears on departure
NOTHING better shows the authoritarian reality behind the local council's outwardly "touchy-feely" style than its removal of a campaigner collecting signatures for a petition in favour of an elected mayor fo r Liverpool from the city's main shopping street.
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