# ...To a tee?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-tee/540228>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-tee/540228 "2010-05-21T06:29:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-tee/540228/1 "2010-05-21T06:29:39Z")

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Where does this seemingly meaningless expression come from?

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**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-tee/540228/2 "2010-05-21T06:37:56Z")

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> **['To a T' - the meaning and origin of this phrase](https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/to-a-t.html)**
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> The meaning and origin of the phrase 'To a T'.

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-a-tee/540228/3 "2010-05-21T14:31:22Z")

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A quick search on “to a tee phrase” indicates that it probably comes from “to a tittle,” which is one of the suggestions in **Blake** ’s link. See [here](http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToATee/dhwvk/post.htm) and [here](http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-toa2.htm) for more.