Shortened from ‘tit for tat’ = hat (Cockney rhyming slang).
Titfer
Etymology & History
Shortened from 'tit for tat' = hat (Cockney rhyming slang). Victorian-era slang, the full phrase is rarely used now. 'Nice titfer!' complements someone's hat. Shows how rhyming slang abbreviates to one syllable that doesn't rhyme.
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Region
London/Cockney
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Era
Victorian
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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