Noun: tit-tat-toe ,tit,tat'tow
- 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
"Children often play tit-tat-toe to pass the time";
- ticktacktoe [N. Amer], ticktacktoo [N. Amer], tick-tack-toe [N. Amer], tic-tac-toe [N. Amer], noughts and crosses [Brit]
Derived forms: tit-tat-toes
Type of: board game
Encyclopedia: Tit-tat-toe