"tsk tsk" meaning in English

See tsk tsk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˌtɪsk ˈtɪsk/ (note: spelling pronunciation), [ᵏǀ ᵏǀ] (note: paralinguistically) Audio: en-us-tsktsk.ogg , en-us-tut tut.ogg , en-us-tsktsk2.ogg Forms: tsktsk [alternative], tsk-tsk [alternative]
  1. Used to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.
    Sense id: en-tsk_tsk-en-intj-8v1G9PF5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Synonyms: ahem, bollocks to it [British, vulgar], boo, dear me, dearie me, deary me, fie [archaic], mew [archaic], my eye, no, now, och, oh dear, shame, shame on you, tsk, tsk tsk, tut, tut tut, tchick

Noun

IPA: /ˌtɪsk ˈtɪsk/ (note: spelling pronunciation), [ᵏǀ ᵏǀ] (note: paralinguistically) Audio: en-us-tsktsk.ogg , en-us-tut tut.ogg , en-us-tsktsk2.ogg Forms: tsk tsks [plural], tsktsk [alternative], tsk-tsk [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tsk tsk (plural tsk tsks)
  1. The sound of such an exclamation of disapproval.
    Sense id: en-tsk_tsk-en-noun-XlIPhOsE

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "tsktsk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsk-tsk",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "tsk tsk"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English words spelled without vowels",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent."
      ],
      "id": "en-tsk_tsk-en-intj-8v1G9PF5",
      "links": [
        [
          "disapproval",
          "disapproval#English"
        ],
        [
          "disappointment",
          "disappointment#English"
        ],
        [
          "discontent",
          "discontent#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "ahem"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "tags": [
            "British",
            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "bollocks to it"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "boo"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "dear me"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "dearie me"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "deary me"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "fie"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "mew"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "my eye"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "no"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "now"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "och"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "oh dear"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "shame"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "shame on you"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tsk"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tsk tsk"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tut"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tut tut"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tchick"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɪsk ˈtɪsk/",
      "note": "spelling pronunciation"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tsktsk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/En-us-tsktsk.ogg/En-us-tsktsk.ogg.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ᵏǀ ᵏǀ]",
      "note": "paralinguistically"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tut tut.ogg",
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    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/En-us-tsktsk2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tut tut"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tsk tsk"
}

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    {
      "form": "tsk tsks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsktsk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsk-tsk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
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        "tsk tsk"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "The sound of such an exclamation of disapproval."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "disapproval",
          "disapproval"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ᵏǀ ᵏǀ]",
      "note": "paralinguistically"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tut tut.ogg",
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    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/En-us-tsktsk2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tut tut"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tsk tsk"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English words spelled without vowels",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsk-tsk",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
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        "tsk tsk"
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    }
  ],
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        "Used to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "disappointment",
          "disappointment#English"
        ],
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          "discontent#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "ahem"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "tags": [
            "British",
            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "bollocks to it"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "boo"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "dear me"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "dearie me"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "deary me"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "fie"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "mew"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "my eye"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "no"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "now"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "och"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "oh dear"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "shame"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "shame on you"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tsk"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tsk tsk"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tut"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tut tut"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:tut tut",
          "word": "tchick"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɪsk ˈtɪsk/",
      "note": "spelling pronunciation"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tsktsk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/En-us-tsktsk.ogg/En-us-tsktsk.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/En-us-tsktsk.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ᵏǀ ᵏǀ]",
      "note": "paralinguistically"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tut tut.ogg",
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    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/En-us-tsktsk2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tut tut"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tsk tsk"
}

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    "English interjections",
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    "English terms with homophones",
    "English words spelled without vowels",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tsk tsks",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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        "The sound of such an exclamation of disapproval."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɪsk ˈtɪsk/",
      "note": "spelling pronunciation"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tsktsk.ogg",
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      "ipa": "[ᵏǀ ᵏǀ]",
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      "audio": "en-us-tut tut.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "tut tut"
    }
  ],
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}

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