Have you heard the expression "*** for tat"? Used in a manner to suggest that someone has gotten what was coming to them.

I've heard it here in Illinois; heard it in Florida, Texas, Colorado, Missouri, etc. It seems it is not really a regional thing.

I only have one question.

What's a tat?

Tasteless clothes, jewelry, or ornaments.

Old English which means "tip for tap"...Never understood some english terms, like carpenters are called "chippys" (SP).

Ive heard it in Memphis...... in modern terms I have heard tat as short for tattoo.

Jeff

Whatever it is, its value is equal to t**. Funny...Should be plural. 2 is better than 1.

My dad used that term in the context of, a choice or choosing of two equals or an exchange of two equals. Maybe that's a Canadian thing.

If not for the Shoot Em Up movie I would never understand the saying.

Maybe this will help??? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat

The Thematic Apperception Test, or TAT, is a projective psychological test. Historically, it has been among the most widely researched, taught, and used of such tests. Its adherents assert that the TAT taps a subject's unconscious to reveal repressed aspects of personality, motives and needs for achievement, power and intimacy, and problem-solving abilities.

A random question deserves a random answer. Now, if only that Wikipedia definition had come from Random House it would have been perfect.

One who sports a tat knows where it's at.

Yeah Ghoti, it's an eye for an eye thing, usually over something trivial.