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tsk-tsk

tsk-tsk is the alternative spelling of tsk tsk.

tsk-tsk is the alternative spelling of tsktsk.

Meaning of tsk tsk

Interjection

  1. Used to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.

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Meaning of tsktsk

Verb

tsktsk (third-person singular simple present tsktsks, present participle tsktsking, simple past and past participle tsktsked)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To make a tsktsk sound of disapproval.
    • "You're not supposed to talk," the guy at the desk tsktsked at us.1970, Clarence L. Cooper, The farm

Forms of tsk-tsk

third-person singular presenttsk-tsks
present participletsk-tsking
past participletsk-tsked
pasttsk-tsked

Questions about tsk-tsk

What is tsk-tsk the alternative spelling of?
Tsk-tsk is the alternative spelling of tsk tsk.

Words near tsk-tsk in the dictionary

  1. tsitsith
  2. tsitsiyoth
  3. tsk
  4. tsk tsk
  5. tsk tsks
  6. tsk-tsk
  7. tsk-tsked
  8. tsk-tsking
  9. tsk-tsks
  10. tsked
  11. Tskhinval

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tsk-tsk (page history and authors); tsk tsk (page history and authors); tsktsk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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