Hat.
Etymology:
- Origin uncertain; conjectured to be from Dutch dit voor dat, French tant pour tant, or English tip for tap. The vowel sequence follows a typical ablaut reduplication pattern.
- Tit for tat is a rhyme for hat.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'tit for tat':
| tit for tat | Equivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what you get. |
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