tick-tack-toe — 1884, probably an extension of tick tack (1580s), a form of backgammon, possibly from M.Fr. trictrac, perhaps imitative of the sound of tiles on the board … Etymology dictionary
tick-tack-toe — another spelling of tic tac toe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tick-tack-toe — [tik΄tak΄tō′] n. a game in which two players take turns marking either X s or O s in an open block of nine squares, the object being to complete a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row of three of one s mark before the other player can … English World dictionary
tick-tack-toe — noun a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does • Syn: ↑ticktacktoe,… … Useful english dictionary
tick-tack-toe — noun see tic tac toe … New Collegiate Dictionary
tick-tack-toe — noun variant spelling of tic tac toe … English new terms dictionary
tick-tack-toe — UK / US tic tac toe … English dictionary
tick-tack-toe — or tic tac toe [[t]ˌtɪk tækˈtoʊ[/t]] n. gam a simple game, played on a grid with nine compartments, in which one player marking X s and one marking O s take turns filling the grid until one has placed three markers in a horizontal, vertical, or… … From formal English to slang
tick-tack-toe — game played on paper in which players try to get three X s or O s in a row … English contemporary dictionary
tick-tack-toe — noun (U) AmE a children s game in which two players draw X s or O s in a pattern of nine squares; noughts and crosses BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
