Meaning of tsk tsk in English:

tsk tsk

Pronunciation /t(ə)sk t(ə)sk/

exclamation

Used to express disapproval or annoyance.
‘you of all people, Goldie—tsk, tsk’
- ‘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

(also tsk-tsk)

[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.’