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touché

(tuːʃeɪ ) conventionYou say 'touché' when you want to admit that the other person in an argument has won a point, usually with a short and witty remark. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers You may also like English QuizConfusables Language Lover'sBlog Word List'fencing' Translateyour text PronunciationPlaylists Word of the day: 'joie de vivre' EnglishGrammar CollinsApps COBUILD frequency band

touche in British English

exclamation acknowledgment a remark or witty reply Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers COBUILD frequency band

touché in British English

(tuːˈʃeɪ ) exclamation1. an acknowledgment that a scoring hit has been made in a fencing competition 2. an acknowledgment of the striking home of a remark or the capping of a witticism Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word originfrom French, literally: touched COBUILD frequency band

touché in American English

(tuˈʃeɪ) interjectionOrigin: Fr, pp.: see touch1. fencing touched [ said in acknowledging that one's opponent has scored a point by a touch] 2. used to acknowledge a successful point in debating or a witty retort Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 5th Digital Edition. Copyright © 2025 HarperCollins Publishers. COBUILD frequency band

touché in American English

(tuːˈʃei) interjection1. Fencing (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch) 2. (an expression used for acknowledging a telling remark or rejoinder) Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Word origin [1920–25; ‹ F: lit., touched]

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