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Tu Quoque

/tuːˈkwoʊkwiː/

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What does Tu Quoque mean?

noun

  1. An argument whereby an accusation or insult is turned back on the accuser; same to you
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (obsolete, slang) The vulva or vagina.

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IPA pronunciation

/tuːˈkwoʊkwiː/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/tuːˈkwoʊkweɪ/

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But his Terminal Essay and these notes appeared at a moment when the outcry was raised against his Arabian Nights; consequently, when he fires off with "There is no more immoral work than the Old Testament," the argument must be regarded as simply one of Tu quoque.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315