tac-au-tac

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tac-au-tac

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