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Definition of tsk tsk exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tsk tsk

exclamation

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used in writing to represent the sound you make with your tongue when you think that something is bad
- So you were out drinking again last night were you? Tsk tsk!
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Word Origin1940s: imitative.

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