2006-12-15 05:21:14 · 7 answers · asked by Take it from Toby 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Tit for tat" is just an old, old dialectical pronunciation of "this for that." It's the English way of saying the Latin idea of "quid pro quo."
2006-12-15 05:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by blalskdja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That saying was actually made up by a former Hell's Angels biker named Willie. Willie had so many tattoo's that his nickname was "Tat".
So he coined the phrase "Tit for Tat". (And I'm getting my name legally changed to Tat next week, so don't lobby to change the expression, please!?)
2006-12-15 13:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tit for tat is a corruption of "tip for tap," blow for blow, which first turned up in the 15th century.
2006-12-15 13:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by Catie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we should have more ****...so I say tit for tit. There's nothing like squeezing some nice boobies. :)
2006-12-15 13:29:42 · answer #4 · answered by Firefly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you're Dwight from "The Office".
2006-12-15 13:34:25 · answer #5 · answered by AMEWzing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey... you guys are standing infront of the same window...
2006-12-15 13:29:51 · answer #6 · answered by .G. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it should.
2006-12-15 13:28:21 · answer #7 · answered by jcollins_24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋