2007-04-30 17:11:29 · 7 answers · asked by JZ 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Directly from dictionary.com's encyclopedia for the entry "touché":
"In fencing, touché (French: touched) is used as an acknowledgement of a hit, called out by the fencer who is hit. A referee can call out touche (French: touch) to refer to a touch being called - for example, the French call for "no point" is "pas de touche" (French: lack of touch).
The phrase touché is often used in popular culture and general conversation—for example, in an argument or debate. If one person presents an argument and another delivers a clever or apt response, the first person may respond with "touché" as a way of acknowledging a good response, often before they can think of a retort."
2007-04-30 17:16:45 · answer #1 · answered by a6385u 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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what does the slang-word "toushay" mean?
2015-08-07 11:32:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: tou·ché
Pronunciation: tü-'shA
Function: interjection
Etymology: French, from past participle of toucher to touch, from Old French tuchier
-- used to acknowledge a hit in fencing or the success or appropriateness of an argument, an accusation, or a witty point
2007-04-30 17:25:44 · answer #3 · answered by Kris K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not slang per say. It a word borrowed from the French.
Touchee, meaning touch or touched. Used in fencing to indicate a hit on an opponent. We use just to mean you have made your point.
2007-04-30 17:19:21 · answer #4 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you mean "touché", it's not slang. It's French for "touched". It comes from fencing, when you would admit that someone hit you, like "you got me". So metaphorically, it would mean that someone said something that made a point, usually in response to something you said.
If you mean "tushy", that just means "***".
2007-04-30 17:17:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bunky the Clown 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's spelled touche'.
If you're in a debate or argument, and the person you're talking to makes a really clever response to what you said, you can say "touche'" back to her to show you thought the response was good. It would show, though, that you couldn't come up with a witty retort of your own.
2007-04-30 17:16:56 · answer #6 · answered by annabanana 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When a person says this word to you, he or she typically means, "You are right." or "You got me."
2007-04-30 17:30:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its actually not slang. its french. it basically means "you win".
2007-04-30 17:19:26 · answer #8 · answered by r_brewers 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋