2007-06-19 10:28:10 · 10 answers · asked by Kikis 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is touché it has two meanings
literal- a hit in fencing
figurative- a good point in a debate
Currently it's more popular as a pompous way of saying success. Do not use it in everyday speech in America unless you're around a crowd that knows the origins of the word.
Sean
2007-06-19 10:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct spelling for this word is : Touché
2007-06-23 00:36:03 · answer #2 · answered by Only Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How Do You Spell Touche
2016-09-29 21:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-06-19 10:33:44 · answer #4 · answered by no1fuhquad 2 · 7⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-27 00:56:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
touche, with a small slanty line over the e, going from top right to bottom left. It is a fencing term, meaning, literally, "touch", i.e. you're declaring to your opponent that he has scored a point. In conventional terms, you are telling your opponent in a debate or discussion that he/she has scored a telling point or made a winning argument.
2007-06-19 11:40:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
touche...and while it is a French term for other things, in the US people use it when something rude, etc is said and the other person comes back w/ a comment that shuts them up by sort of one-upping them. In other words, the person is saying "you win".
2007-06-19 12:34:30 · answer #7 · answered by elk571 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
touché
It's french for touched. It comes from fencing, where you would announce "touche!" if your opponent touched you with the sword, meaning you lost. Nowadays, it's used to say "Ouch! You got me!"
2007-06-19 10:34:16 · answer #8 · answered by joe.bruner 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
touche
A French word, must mean something like Good for you, you bested me.
Or "my compliments for your witty response to my comment".
2007-06-19 10:31:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
touche, well it just means "you got me" kinda thing.
or the exact definition is
"Used to acknowledge a hit in fencing or a successful criticism or an effective point in argument."
2007-06-19 10:34:29 · answer #10 · answered by rainvamps 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋