‘He gave me several quotes, none of which I can print here and finished by saying, ‘Some people's children, tsk tsk tsk!’’
‘I haven't been for about 5 days i think… tsk tsk tsk… i was suppose to have lost 3 kg by now and i think i've actually put back the 2 that i had lost from the other week.’
‘Every year Gene burns his buffalo grass lawn and every year people will go tsk tsk tsk - he will just ruin the grass.’
‘Tsk tsk tsk, now there's no need to become violent.’
‘‘I expected better from you Miss Fryn, and you were highly recommended for excellence… ‘Tsk tsk tsk.’’
‘Tsk tsk tsk, you're underage, aren't you Jay?’
‘Tsk tsk tsk, well Mandy maybe your friend Monika will give you a job.’
‘Tsk tsk tsk… You know what I do to people or animals who bug my patients,’ she said, smiling.’
‘‘Oh, she wants to see you too,’ she told Luke and shook her finger at him in warning, ‘Tsk tsk tsk,’ before she left.’
‘‘Tsk tsk tsk,’ Steve clucked when he emerged from his tent.’
‘She went with Jordan… and look what happened… tsk tsk.’
‘Yeah, that was one long review and too bad I couldn't do justice to it by replying with such a short one… tsk tsk.’
‘Then listen for the telltale tsk tsk, or check for that knowing nod of the head.’
‘She shook her head sadly and made a tsk tsk sound.’
‘What would have been a mild or moderate tsk-tsk early in the week became clear condemnation by the time the piece appeared.’
verb
[no object]
Make an exclamation expressing disapproval or annoyance.
‘even Elvis had his detractors who tsk-tsked over his indulgences’
‘Teachers have deducted points, drawn red circles and tsk-tsked at their classes.’
‘Given the controversial nature of flat taxes, you'd expect them to find genuine enemies of the flat tax, but instead they award anonymity to a pair of sources who merely tsk-tsk about the policy.’
‘Journalism professors raised themselves up on their suede elbow patches to tsk-tsk.’
‘We can be spectators, tsk-tsking to annihilation.’
‘People love oohing and aahing over a bride - almost as much as they enjoy tsk-tsking about her wedding plans.’
‘Theft, drinking under age, being a runaway… ‘He tsk-tsked, shaking his head with an amused expression.’’
‘The family tsk-tsked, saying, ‘Sure, over there it happens.’’
‘She tsk-tsked before going back to her homework.’
‘Jeremy said something and she tsk-tsked sympathetically.’
‘A common response to such proposals is to tsk-tsk: ‘Prohibitively expensive!’’
‘Of course, this meant everyone knew everyone else's business as well, and the elders of the town were quick to tsk-tsk on any of the citizen's mistakes, especially if - heaven forbid - they came from an old family.’
‘They tut-tut and tsk-tsk about the sadness, weirdness and pity of it all.’
‘You're in your car, alone, nobody to tsk-tsk you, so go ahead and laugh!’
‘She quickly took my head and inspected it, tsk-tsking the entire time.’
‘Ideologically correct tsk-tsking about audience manipulation is not on his radar.’
‘She was sticking the stamp to her envelope when she began to tsk tsk.’
‘Then the media can tsk tsk and say that the whole problem is how negative and partisan politics have become.’
‘Suddenly a gentleman walked up to me, started to touch my hair and tsk tsk under his breath.’
Origin
1940s imitative.
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