Definition of "tit" []

• A titmouse. (noun)
• Any of various small, similar or related birds. (noun)
• New England & Upstate New York Small; undersized. (adjective)
• Vulgar Slang A woman's breast. (noun)
• A teat. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "One approach for the Right is to engage in tit for tat."
• "In an effort to avert a possible trade war that could damage the global economic recovery, the Group of 20 members also pledged not to engage in tit-for-tat currency devaluations."
• "There exists a "bad equilibrium" in tit-for-tat, wherein once someone has transgressed, one party has to be willing to take a short-term loss relative to the other party to re-establish trust."