Meanings
alternative tch · alternative tchk · alternative tck · alternative tst · alternative tisk
- Used to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.
Synonyms: ahem, bollocks to it, boo, dear me, dearie me, deary me, fie, mew
present singular third person tsks · participle present tsking · participle past tsked · past tsked · alternative tch · alternative tchk · alternative tck · alternative tst · alternative tisk
- intransitiveTo make such sound of disapproval.
Jane tsked, still watching Neer’s work from over their shoulder.
2022, Janelle Monáe, Danny Lore, “Nevermind”, in The Memory Librarian, Harper Voyager, →ISBN, page 104
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionUsed to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.
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Origin
Onomatopoeic expressive.
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tsk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsk
“tsk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsk. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tsk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsk.
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