tit+for+tat

  • 41tit for tat — [[t]ˈtɪt fər ˈtæt[/t]] n. an equivalent given in retaliation • Etymology: 1550–60; perh. alter. of earlier tip for tap …

    From formal English to slang

  • 42Tit for tat — 1) a hat; 2) a rat, non unionist …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 43tit for tat — I Australian Slang 1. a hat; 2. a rat, non unionist II Cockney Rhyming Slang Hat Lovely titfer …

    English dialects glossary

  • 44tit for tat — noun (U) informal something bad that you do to someone because they have done something bad to you …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45Tit — Tit, n. 1. A small horse. Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman; used in contempt. Burton. [1913 Webster] 3. A morsel; a bit. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something small …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 46Tit babbler — Tit Tit, n. 1. A small horse. Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman; used in contempt. Burton. [1913 Webster] 3. A morsel; a bit. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something… …

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  • 47Tit thrush — Tit Tit, n. 1. A small horse. Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman; used in contempt. Burton. [1913 Webster] 3. A morsel; a bit. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 48Tat — may refer to:* Tit for tat, game theory strategy * Tat Wood, author * Tats, an Iranian ethnic group from the Caucasus ** Tat language (Caucasus), their language ** Judæo Tat, Hebrew/Tat language * Tati (Iran), group of northwestern Iranian… …

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  • 49tit — Ⅰ. tit [1] ► NOUN ▪ a titmouse. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian. Ⅱ. tit [2] ► NOUN 1) vulgar slang a woman s breast. 2) Brit …

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  • 50tit|fer — «TIHT fuhr», noun. British Slang. 1. a derby hat; bowler. 2. any hat. ╂[short for tit for tat, rhyming slang for derby hat] …

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