tact

noun

sensitivity to social cues

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tækt/

noun

Clipping of tactic.
“Wanda "Hey, can you show us?" Karen "No" Brent "We promise not to make fun of you." Karen "No" Lacey "Okay, we promise TO make fun of you." Karen "I'm getting a drink" Lacey "I was trying a different tact." Wanda "Bad tack."”

verb

Etymology: Directly borrowed from Latin tāctus.

To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant).