noun Street Slang

tit-for-tat

TIT-fer-TAT · noun · slang

Rhyming slang for hat, clipped to 'titfer'.

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Cockney rhyming slang meaning hat, almost always contracted to 'titfer'.

“Nice titfer — where'd you get it?”
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tit-for-tat In A Sentence

Nice titfer — where'd you get it?

Origin & Usage

'Tat' rhymes with 'hat'; the contraction 'titfer' is characteristic Cockney.

People Also Ask

What does 'tit-for-tat' mean in Cockney?

It's rhyming slang for 'hat' — 'tat' rhymes with 'hat'.

What is a 'titfer'?

'Titfer' is the clipped, everyday form of 'tit-for-tat', and it simply means a hat.

Is this the same as the ordinary phrase 'tit for tat'?

No. The ordinary phrase means retaliation in kind, but the Cockney rhyming slang just means a hat.

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