X's and O's | Idiomator

Meaning: tic-tac-toe2011November 23, Tommy Marks Donily,Gangster Ways‎[1], page33:Against one wall they had three chickens in three different cages with electric X's and O's to playX's and O'swith the chicken. You insert 25 cents and the chicken would peck at an X. It was impossible to beat the chicken, because there was an electrical shock that made the chicken hit the right button.2016, James Hendler, Alice M. Mulvehill, “The Games We Play”, inSocial Machines: The Coming Collision of Artificial Intelligence, Social Networking, and Humanity, New York, NY:Apress,→DOI,→ISBN, page36:Before we can explore computer play at chess, let's start with a much simpler game: the game of tic-tac-toe (also called noughts and crosses,Xs and Os, or exy-ozys). This game is one of the first games that many kids learn.2022, Deepankar Maitra, “Build Your Own Game with a Simple Algorithm—Tic Tac Toe”, inBeginner's Guide to Code Algorithms: Experiments to Enhance Productivity and Solve Problems, Boca Raton, FL:CRC Press,→DOI,→ISBN, page17:Tic Tac Toe has many names in other countries— it is called “Kata Kuti” in the Eastern part of India, “Exy-Ozies” in Ireland, and “Xs and Os” in Zimbabwe!; (idiomatic,sports)The fundamental elements of aplay.2006, Jerry Krause, Ralph Pim,Basketball Beyond theX's And O's: Lessons from the Legends:; (idiomatic,management)The basic delineation of roles in a project.

Examples:

EN: If you're trying to diagram plays and balls of excreted cellulose keep dropping on your board, obscuring your X's and O's, it's an emergency.
ES: Si intentas diseñar jugadas y bolitas de celulosa excretada caen sobre tu pizarra oscureciendo tus signos es una emergencia.
EN: You can put X's and O's on there.
ES: Al firmar pones equis y ceros.
EN: Now, might any of those X's and O's be for me tonight?
ES: Ahora, ¿pueden algunas de esas Xs u Os ser para mí esta noche?
EN: Infinite X's and O's, Lena.
ES: Muchos besos y abrazos, Lena.
EN: And then, like, put some X's and O's and a little smiley-face.
ES: Y ponga unas X y algunas estrellitas y una cara sonriente.
EN: I've never seen so many X's and O's. And that would be... -...hugs and kisses, right?
ES: Nunca he visto tantas X y O y eso significaría abrazos y besos, ¿verdad?
EN: Fellas, it's not about the X's and O's right now.
ES: Chicos, ya no es cuestión de táctica.
EN: Look, Monix, I'm not an X's and O's guy, right? I'm not a tactician.
ES: Mira, yo no sé mucho de X y O. No soy un estratega.
EN: But Monix just knows the X's and O's, baby. That's all.
ES: Pero Monix sabe de X y O, eso es todo.
EN: No more X's and O's. OK?
ES: Olvídense de las X y O.
EN: Every year I get a Christmas card from her, signed with far too many X's and O's.
ES: Cada año recibo una tarjeta de Navidad de ella, firmada con demasiadas equis y oes.
EN: I mean, he's a genius with the X's and O's, but an absolute zero when it comes to human interaction.
ES: Digo, es un genio en sus deberes... pero un total inepto cuando se trata de interacción humana.
EN: Suppose it looked better on the drawing board. All the X's and O's...
ES: Supongo que se veía mejor en la pizzarra con las cruces y los círculos.
EN: For some X's and O's on a virtual highway.
ES: Por unas cuantas equis y ceros en una autopista virtual.
EN: I'm going to the blackboard, drawing some X's and O's, and getting some plays ready.
ES: Voy a la pizarra, dibujo algunas X y O, y preparo algunas jugadas

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