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tsk tsk
tsk tsk [ tìsk tísk ]


interjection 
Definition:
 
sound expressing disappointment: used in writing to represent a sucking or clicking sound made to express disappointment, disgust, or sympathy
[Mid-20th century. An imitation of the sound]

tsk-tsk transitive and intransitive verb
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