'Tac-au-tac' definitions:

Definition of 'Tac-au-tac'

From: GCIDE
  • Tac-au-tac \Tac`-au-tac"\, n. [F., fr. riposter du tac au tac to parry (where tac imitates the sound made by the steel).] (Fencing) The parry which is connected with a riposte; also, a series of quick attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]