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tsk

[ pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pronunciation tisk ]

interjection

  1. (used, often in quick repetition, as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)
  2. for shame!

noun

  1. an exclamation of “tsk.”

verb (used without object)

  1. to utter the exclamation “tsk.”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tsk1

First recorded in 1935–40; of expressive origin

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Example Sentences

The fact that his daughters wear helmets but he does not gives rise to some leisurely tsk-tsk-ing.

Wherever you go there will be people tsk-tsking about the Preliminary fiasco.

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