tete a tete

[teyt-uh-teyt, tet-uh-tet; Fr. te-ta-tet]

tête-à-tête

[teyt-uh-teyt, tet-uh-tet; Fr. te-ta-tet] noun, plural tête-à-têtes, French tête-à-tête, adjective, adverb
noun
1.
a private conversation or interview, usually between two people.
2.
Also called vis-à-vis. a sofa shaped like an S so two people are able to converse face to face.
adjective
3.
of, between, or for two persons together without others.

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Tete a tete is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
adverb
4.
(of two persons) together in private: to sit tête-à-tête.

Origin:
1690–1700; < French: literally, head to head
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tête-à-tête [(tayt-uh-tayt)]

An intimate meeting or conversation between two individuals. From French, meaning “head to head.”

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