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touche

touche is the alternative spelling of touché.

Meaning of touché

Interjection

touché

  1. An acknowledgement of a hit.
  2. (transferred sense) An acknowledgement of the validity, appropriateness, or superiority of an opponent's argument or statement in a discussion.
    • Duckie: You know what an older woman does for me?
      Iona: Changes your diapers?
      Duckie: Touché.1986, John Hughes, Pretty in Pink

Phrases with touche

Questions about touche

What is touche the alternative spelling of?
Touche is the alternative spelling of touché.

Words near touche in the dictionary

  1. touchdown dance
  2. touchdown dances
  3. touchdown pass
  4. touchdown passes
  5. touchdowns
  6. touche
  7. touched
  8. touched a nerve
  9. touched and gone
  10. touched and went
  11. touched base

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Adapted from Wiktionary: touche (page history and authors); touché (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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