Roman hands and Russian fingers

English Etymology A jocular modification of en roaming hands and rushing fingers. Noun p en humorous or euphemistic A tendency towards unwanted sexual touching. en wandering hands en 1986 Stephen King It He might turn in test papers that were utterly blank—or blank except for a large, decorative question-mark—and Mrs. Douglas had discovered it was best to keep him away from the girls because of his Roman hands and Russian fingers, but he was quiet, so quiet that there were times when he might have been taken for a big lump of clay that had been crudely fashioned to look like a boy. en 2002 Lon Leatherland A Town Called Woodbridge 51 "Let's just say he had Roman hands and Russian fingers," she said. "I made him take me back home." en 2005 Cleo Hicks Williams Gratitude for Shoes: Growing Up Poor in the Smokies 366 I described them as foreigners — with Roman hands and Russian fingers. If that's all they wanted, they could just hit the dusty trail. I double-dated some, but decided I wasn't going out by myself with a boy again. Translations Finnish: fi harhailevat kädet p French: fr mains baladeuses f-p Polish: pl obmacujące łapy nv-p