Tit-tat-toe (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- I'm going to play tit-tat-toe with my friend to pass the time on this long car ride.
- My sister always wins at tit-tat-toe because she thinks several moves ahead.
- Can we play tit-tat-toe on the plane instead of cards for a change of pace?
- The children learned how to play tit-tat-toe in school as part of their math curriculum.
- Let's draw a tit-tat-toe grid on the chalkboard and play a quick game during lunch recess.