Posted by Alii on January 9, 2003, at 3:02:22
In reply to I'm not in this, but *touche*??!! (nm) » Alii, posted by Kar on January 8, 2003, at 23:58:07
Kar,
Here are a couple of definitions of touché:
From Merriam-Webster OnLine:
touché
Function: interjection
Etymology: French, from past participle of toucher to touch, from Old French tuchier
Date: 1904
-- used to acknowledge a hit in fencing or the success or appropriateness of an argument, an accusation, or a witty pointwitty
Adj. 1. possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer. 2. characterized by wit: a witty remark. 3. Brit. Dialect intelligent; clever.From Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language (1989 edition):
touché
Interj. 1. Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.) 2. (an expression used to for acknowledging a telling remark or rejoinder.)rejoinder
n. 1. an answer to a reply; response.Please clarify if you feel that somehow my usage of that word was somehow offensive or insulting. The definitions I've given here show the usage of touché in a positive light, not one of derision.
~Alii
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