tit-tat-toe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tit tat toh]
- /tɪt tæt toʊ/
- /tɪt tæt təʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tit tat toh]
- /tɪt tæt toʊ/

Definitions of tit-tat-toe word

noun tit-tat-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. 2
noun tit-tat-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
abbreviation TIT-TAT-TOE tick-tack-toe 0

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Origin of tit-tat-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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Parts of speech for Tit-tat-toe

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tit-tat-toe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% 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.