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tac-au-tac

tac-au-tac noun: the parry which is connected with a riposte.

Noun

tac-au-tac

  1. The parry which is connected with a riposte.
  2. A rapid series of attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point.

Origin of tac-au-tac

From French riposter du tac au tac (“to parry”), where tac imitates the sound made by the steel.

Questions about tac-au-tac

What does tac-au-tac mean?
Tac-au-tac means the parry which is connected with a riposte.
What part of speech is tac-au-tac?
Tac-au-tac is a noun.

Words near tac-au-tac in the dictionary

  1. tac nuke
  2. tac nuked
  3. tac nukes
  4. tac nuking
  5. tac squad
  6. tac-au-tac
  7. tac-nuke
  8. tac-nuked
  9. tac-nukes
  10. tac-nuking
  11. tacaco

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