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touché

tou·ché [ too sháy ]


interjection 
Definition:
 
1. acknowledgment of telling remark: a word used to acknowledge that somebody has made an especially witty, penetrating, or cogent remark, usually in retaliation

2. acknowledgment of scoring hit: in fencing, a word used to acknowledge that an opponent has made a scoring hit

[Early 20th century. < French, past participle of toucher "touch" < Old French touchier (see touch)]
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