Refers to the not-necessarily-full-blown-mistreatment-but-still-distressing act of treating someone like an inanimate life-sized carved likeness of a human being.
Tiffany is so kind and lovable to me overall that I don't really consider it statutory abuse when she rests her foot against me while adjusting her socks/pant-legs or drapes clothing and towels on me while she's straightening up her room or getting ready to head out --- I know she isn't intentionally trying to belittle me; she's merely using my hips/arms/shoulders/head as convenient spots to temporarily rest/stash stuff, plus of course I know better than to "bother the maid when she's cleaning".
by QuacksO August 12, 2018