tou·ché (t -sh  )interj. Used to acknowledge a hit in fencing or a successful criticism or an effective point in argument. [French, from past participle of toucher, to hit or wound in fencing, from Old French touchier, to touch; see touch.] |
touché [tuːˈʃeɪ]
interj
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) 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
[from French, literally: touched]
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