(also tick-tack-toe ) / ˌtɪk tæk ˈtəʊ; NAmE ˈtoʊ/ noun
[ U ] ( NAmE ) = noughts and crosses
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: imitative; from tick-tack , used earlier to denote games in which the pieces made clicking sounds.
(also tick-tack-toe ) / ˌtɪk tæk ˈtəʊ; NAmE ˈtoʊ/ noun
[ U ] ( NAmE ) = noughts and crosses
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: imitative; from tick-tack , used earlier to denote games in which the pieces made clicking sounds.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005