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cat and mouse
cat and mouse


noun 
Definition:
 
regional tick-tack-toe: the game of tick-tack-toe
[< German Katz und Maus]

Regional History

As a name for tick-tack-toe, cat and mouse is used mainly in the Upper Midwest, but also as far south as Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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