Etymology

tac-au-tac

Today it means: The parry which is connected with a riposte. Full definition →

French riposter du tac au tac
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  1. French · borrowed fromriposter du tac au tac“to parry”
  2. English todaytac-au-tac

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

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