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Tu Quoque
/tuːˈkwoʊkwiː/
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What does Tu Quoque mean?
noun
- An argument whereby an accusation or insult is turned back on the accuser; same to you
More meanings (1)
noun
- (obsolete, slang) The vulva or vagina.
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IPA pronunciation
/tuːˈkwoʊkwiː/
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/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.