tu quoque
thou too: a retort by one charged with a crime accusing an opponent who has brought the charges of a similar crime.
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How to use tu quoque in a sentence
I must reply with the tu quoque, though I've not that effect on you.
The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesSolus quoque eorum Preceptor priusquam trucidaretur, sexdecim hostium ad inferos destinavit.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple | Charles G. AddisonArctissime quoque inter nos conjuncti essemus, quotquot Christi esse volumus.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignYou have forgot how bashful you were at first, and how much ado I had to bring you to let a Gentleman take you by the tu quoque.
The London-Bawd: With Her Character and Life | AnonymousNusquam benigne audita legatio est; ludibrium etiam additum: Cur non feminis quoque asylum aperuistis?
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
British Dictionary definitions for tu quoque
/ Latin (tjuː ˈkwəʊkwɪ) /
you likewise: a retort made by a person accused of a crime implying that the accuser is also guilty of the same crime
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