chiack
/ʃaijæk/
chiack verb: to taunt or tease.
Verb
chiack (third-person singular simple present chiacks, present participle chiacking, simple past and past participle chiacked)
- To taunt or tease.
- Jack soon learnt that it was not politic to attack big snakes, which included the adult black, brown, and the death-ader, though he might "chiack" them to his heart's content.1912 March 1, Edward S. Sorenson, “The Biography of a Kookaburra”, in The Lone Hand, volume 10, page 366
- They were cheerful enough, liked a bit of chiacking, and the women enjoyed the bawdy undertones of their jokes.1987, Sheila Anderson, “End of the Season”, in Anna Gibbs, Alison Tilson, editors, Frictions, An Anthology of Fiction by Women, page 45
Noun
chiack (uncountable)
- Taunting or teasing.
- Indeed, the man was less brute than boor; he also spoke the truth. He had not seriously exceeded the limits of legitimate “chiack.”1900 May, E. W. Hornung, “The Jackeroo on G-Block”, in The Strand Magazine, volume 19, number 113, page 368
- I felt as if I couldn't go that fur, An' start to sling off chiack like I used...1915, C.J. Dennis, The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, page 16
Examples of chiack in a sentence
- The whole restless mob of us on spread blankets in the dreamy briny sunshine skylarking and chiacking about for one day, one clear, clean, sweet day in a good world in the midst of our living.1991, Tim Winton, 'Cloudstreet', Picador UK Paperback edition 1992 (Chapter 1, at page 1: the book's opening lines)
- We believed Melbourne′s two most extraordinary institutions were those of chiacking – taking the piss – and larrikinism.2008, Graeme Blundell, The Naked Truth: A Life in Parts, published 2011, unnumbered page:
- Dennis captured the speech rhythms and humour of ordinary Australians, their gift of 'chiack', and their deflection of adversity with a ready joke.2004, Eugene Benson, L.W. Conolly, Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English:
- I took some chiack from the drivers: Was that the schottische you was dancing on them logs?2007, Les A. Murray, Fredy Neptune, page 76:
Synonyms of chiack
Forms of chiack
| third-person singular present | chiacks |
|---|---|
| present participle | chiacking |
| past participle | chiacked |
| past | chiacked |
| alternative form | chyack |
Origin of chiack
From chi-ike.
Questions about chiack
- What does chiack mean?
- Chiack means to taunt or tease.
- How do you use chiack in a sentence?
- The whole restless mob of us on spread blankets in the dreamy briny sunshine skylarking and chiacking about for one day, one clear, clean, sweet day in a good world in the midst of our living.
- What part of speech is chiack?
- Chiack can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce chiack?
- Chiack is pronounced /ʃaijæk/.
- What is the past tense of chiack?
- The past tense of chiack is chiacked.
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