tetched

American

[techt] / tɛtʃt /

Or teched

adjective

touched; slightly crazy.

Etymology

Origin of tetched

1925–30; variant of touched; perhaps representing earlier tached ( Middle English techyd ) in the compounds ( well- ) tached, ( evil- ) tached having the (specified) quality or disposition ( Middle English tach ( e ), tech ( e ) trait, spot, stain < Old French tache spot ( tachism ) + -ed ³ )

Example Sentences

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Long ’nough for Ma and Pap to wonder if I’d banged my head on something and got tetched.

From Literature

"You are a journalist, you should have the skills to analyse it yourself!" the Special One tetched.

From The Guardian

Now 't wuz the hottest kind o' weather, An' when at last they come together, It didn't signify which won, Fer all the mischief hed ben done: The goose wuz there, but, fer his soul, Joe wouldn't ha' tetched it with a pole; But Isrel kind o' liked the smell on't An' made his dinner very well on't.

From Project Gutenberg

I brung Swickey to her and she tetched the baby’s dress.

From Project Gutenberg

Hain’t never tetched a hoss since.

From Project Gutenberg

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