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touché

[ too-shey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

touché

/ tuːˈʃeɪ /

an acknowledgment that a scoring hit has been made in a fencing competition
an acknowledgment of the striking home of a remark or the capping of a witticism

Origin of touché¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from French: literally, “touched”

Origin of touché¹

from French, literally: touched

She chuckles to herself, the way she frequently does after spitting out a zinger; a kind of personal touché.

Sabine admitted to herself that the umpires might have called "touché" for this.

Petherton cried "Touché" at once, and lunged at me in accordance with my plan of campaign.

Nous eûmes aussi un clavecin, mais quoiqu'il fût touché avec une grande perfection, ce n'est rien en comparaison de la harpe.

"Touché," murmured Hoskins, and meant either Ives' remark or the flat, solid smack of the hand against the blackness.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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