I've heard people use the expression "To shay." What does it mean?
2006-10-05 05:12:46 · 8 answers · asked by uroplatis 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's actually "touche" which is usually used when person 1 says something and person 2 comes back with somethingelse, the firts person would say "touche!".
tou‧ché /tuˈʃeɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[too-shey] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–interjection 1. Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
2. (an expression used for acknowledging a telling remark or rejoinder.)
2006-10-05 05:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by Moxie1313 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In fencing, a touch of a sword on the opponent's body is worth a point. Thus, touché has come to mean a score or a point, often used figuratively in verbal fencing and spoken by the person against whom the point was scored. Merely saying touch is wrong since the correct term would be touched. However, even touched is wrong when the meaning is you win.
2006-10-05 12:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by Rishi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually "touche" with an accent mark over the e. It's a French word for touch - ususally used in fencing when an opponent has touched you with his blade. Outside of that, you'd use it if someone scored a point against you in an argument, or made a particularly good comeback to something you said.
2006-10-05 16:52:43 · answer #3 · answered by Seraphim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually a French word ("touché" with an accent over the "e").
It was used in the sport of fencing (sword-fighting) to acknowledge the fact that a person had been hit by the point of the sword. The guy who was hit would say, "Touché".
2006-10-05 12:19:33 · answer #4 · answered by Larry Powers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually Touche, french for touch. It's a fencing term, uttered when one's opponent has scored a point. Also in a debate, when one's opponent has made a convincing counter-argument.
2006-10-05 14:36:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the phrase you're thinking of is "touche'" it"s a french word . in this context , it means someone has made a counterpoint. EXAMPLE: JOE SAYS ,"I'LL GAIN WEIGHT IF I QUIT SMOKING." SARAH REPLIES, "YES, BUT YOU CAN SPEND THE MONEY YOU SAVE ON A GYM MEMBERSHIP." "TOUCHE' " REPLIES JOE.
2006-10-05 12:21:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its touche - a term used in sword fencing when hit...
or a successful criticism or an effective point in argument.
also used to say.. 'ok, you got me back.. we're even....'
2006-10-05 12:21:54 · answer #7 · answered by miz Destiny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nice one, or you got me
2006-10-05 12:14:28 · answer #8 · answered by cameron b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋