Tsk tsk
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A sound made with the mouth to indicate that someone is being naughty/disobedient.
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1/ I disapprove;
2/ Youve been naughty;
3/ What a shame;
4/ How embarrassing for you;
5/ Isnt life unfair sometimes!
6/ I commiserate with your sadness/suffering/ill treatment.
Sometimes represented as Tch Tch or Tut Tut, Tsk is more a vocal sound than an actual word, and pronounced by forming a T-sound, but then sucking lightly on the palate. People only say Tisk tisk as a parody of the actual sound, making fun of the act of disapproval or shaming. -
the clicking sound of the tongue pressing against the roof of the mouth
used to express regret
synonymous to what a shame
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