touché

[ too-shey ]

interjection

1. Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
2. (an expression used for acknowledging a telling remark or rejoinder.)

touché

/ tuːˈʃeɪ /

interjection

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of touché¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from French: literally, “touched”

Word History and Origins

Origin of touché¹

from French, literally: touched

Example Sentences

“Touché mais pas coulé,” Dupont wrote in French - “Hit but not sunk” - a reference to the naval battle board game “Touché Coulé.”

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