Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express disappointment or sympathy.
- noun A sucking noise made by suddenly releasing the tongue from the hard palate, used to express disappointment or sympathy.
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- interjection An exclamation of
disapproval . - verb intransitive To make a tsk sound of disapproval.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
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Examples
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This new movie might have been way better if it was an altogether different movie. *shakes head, tsk tsk*
Gort Lives! Another Awesome Day the Earth Stood Still Trailer! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Sigh, the things i do for my deranged friends..tsk, tsk.
Its time to own up now... Minzo 2004
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He was a lot nicer about it, than he should have been tsk, tsk
ugotsoul Diary Entry ugotsoul 2002
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April 27, 2010 5: 57 PM tsk tsk tsk~ Dylan, i think u better blog ur way to become a parlimentarian.
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Handy if you don't want to get caught driving while talking on your mobile device * tsk tsk*.
IntoMobile 2010
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That could really do some damage and to just keep driving after your rusty muffler drops off your car .... how irresponsible. * tsk tsk* Luckily, it didn't hit the tires and nothing seemed to be leaking, although Vibey was purring a bit louder than normal.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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They are probaby women that wear a size 18 and have a face only a mother could love ... tsk, tsk~
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It's a real shame to see how it is now. * tsk tsk*
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Candy bars have even become sometimes hard to stomach. * tsk tsk* i'm such an unbearable candy snob now.
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I hope the Liberals, in the meantime, blanket the electorate with 10 percenters (I know … such an abuse of the franking privilege … * tsk tsk*) featuring images of Harper and John Howard captured while reciting the "Let's invade Iraq" speech, in unison.
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