"handholdless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From handhold + -less. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|handhold|-less}} handhold + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} handholdless (not comparable)
  1. (Internet slang, 4chan) Usually of a man: having never held hands with a member of the opposite sex. Tags: Internet, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-handholdless-en-adj-OKf6WuiT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 66 34
  2. (literally, rare) Lacking a handhold ("a projection that one may hold onto for support"). Tags: literally, not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-handholdless-en-adj-zeJZyULx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: KHHV, KHV

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          "ref": "2019 July 14, Natalie Gil, “Inside The Secret World Of Incels – The Men Who Want To Punish Women”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 2019-07-20",
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