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I've always wondered, what does Touche mean?(pronounced Too-shay)
It's French, meaning "touch." It's a fencing term.
Dictionary.com wrote:
1. Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
2. (an expression used for acknowledging a telling remark or rejoinder.)
American Heritage dictionary wrote:
(tÅÅ-shÄ')
interj. Used to acknowledge a hit in fencing or a successful criticism or an effective point in argument.
[French, from past participle of toucher, to hit or wound in fencing, from Old French touchier, to touch; see touch.]
The first fencer to touch their opponent with their foil scores a point (I believe only in certain areas, however, for safety). Thus, when someone in a conversation makes a good point, by saying "Touche," you're basically saying, "You win. That's a good point."