tic-tac-toe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tik-tak-toh]
- /ˌtɪk tækˈtoʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tik-tak-toh]
- /ˌtɪk tækˈtoʊ/

Definitions of tic-tac-toe word

noun tic-tac-toe a simple game in which one player marks down only X's and another only O's, each alternating in filling in any of the nine compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossed by two horizontal lines, the winner being the first to fill in three marks in any horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row. 1
noun tic-tac-toe a children's game consisting of trying, with the eyes shut, to bring a pencil down upon one of a set of circled numbers, as on a slate, the number touched being counted as a score. 1
noun tic-tac-toe simple game: X's and O's 1
uncountable noun tic-tac-toe Tic-tac-toe is a game in which two players take turns in drawing either an 'O' or an 'X' in one square of a grid consisting of nine squares. The winner is the first player to get three of the same symbols in a row. 0
abbreviation TIC-TAC-TOE tick-tack-toe 0

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Origin of tic-tac-toe

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

1865-70; imitative of sound, as of bringing a pencil down on slate; see ticktack

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tic-tac-toe popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.