He said to me when I first met him in the office kitchen that we should 'touch base sometime'. I told him I would be glad to if his wife obliged.
Haven't you heard? Touching base is the new first base.
Haven't you heard? Touching base is the new first base.
by Pádraig Shuibhne May 7, 2021

Saying that you'll "touch base" with someone is really just a fancy or more professional-sounding way of saying: "I'll make sure to bother you about this later."
It's a term that generally only white people use or that you only use when speaking to white people or that you only use when trying to sound white. Either way, if anyone is "touching base" with anyone else, white people have to be involved somehow.
It's a term that generally only white people use or that you only use when speaking to white people or that you only use when trying to sound white. Either way, if anyone is "touching base" with anyone else, white people have to be involved somehow.
Laura: "OK, now that we have an initial plan for Friday, I'll touch base with you tomorrow to make sure no issues have come up between now and then."
Tom: "Laura, we're just going to be hanging out at the mall. Stop being so freaking white about it!"
Tom: "Laura, we're just going to be hanging out at the mall. Stop being so freaking white about it!"
by A Pair of Onions February 28, 2011

Phrase used when the person speaking at you desires acknowledgement, to their self, for their effort in the conversation.
I saw that green beans were on sale at the supermarket and I just wanted to touch base with you about that.
by Dusty Rhoades April 20, 2018

by gmax June 4, 2005

As Barb is touching base with clients on the phone, her co-workers get up and do the touching base dance!
by Base Toucher August 17, 2010

by Alpha Otter October 9, 2018
