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View synonyms for touché
touché
[ too-shey ]
interjection
- Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
- (an expression used for acknowledging a telling remark or rejoinder.)
touché
/ tuːˈʃeɪ /
interjection
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of touché1
First recorded in 1920–25; from French: literally, “touched”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of touché1
from French, literally: touched
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Example Sentences
Ce gage d'amitié plus qu'un autre me touche: Un serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche.
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If La Touche had been another man she might have awakened him to make enquiries.
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The girl stood looking at La Touche, but he seemed not to mind in the least.
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La Touche seemed to have no thought for any one or anything but himself.
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Then, again, she had singled out La Touche as a direct opponent.
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