tsk-tsk

verb

ˈtisk-ˌtisk 

tsk-tsked; tsk-tsking; tsk-tsks

transitive verb

: to express disapproval of by or as if by uttering tsk

intransitive verb

: to tsk-tsk someone or something

Synonyms

• deprecate
• disapprove (of)
• discountenance
• disesteem
• disfavor
• dislike
• frown (on or upon)
• mislike
• reprove
• tut (over or about)
• tut-tut (over or about)

Examples of tsk-tsk in a Sentence

some guests tsk-tsked the fact that the bride and groom were taking selfies

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

tsk-tsk

verb

ˈtisk-ˌtisk

: to express disapproval of someone or something by or as if by uttering tsk