2007-03-11 19:58:20 · 7 answers · asked by Rinna R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Noise you make at a disapointment or annoyance about something.
2007-03-11 20:02:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an example of onomatopoeia.
From Wikipedia:
English does not have the dental click (or any click consonant, for that matter) as a phoneme, but it does occur as an interjection, usually written tsk or tut (and often reduplicated tsk-tsk or tut-tut), used to express commiseration, disapproval, or irritation. Note, however, that while these words often represent a dental click and may be pronounced as such, they are also frequently pronounced as /tɪsk/ or /tÊt/, and in such cases cannot be said to be dental clicks
2007-03-12 03:04:13 · answer #2 · answered by Teacher Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did your mother ever click her tongue when she was disappointed in you? That's written as, "Tsk, tsk, tsk".
Mom: Did you spill ketchup on your new dress?
Daughter: Yes.
Mom: Tsk, tsk, tsk!
2007-03-12 03:46:44 · answer #3 · answered by AMEWzing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a sound that you make to express your disapproval of something...as in "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I told you shouldn't have done that".
2007-03-12 03:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by Squeakee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"tsk" is a three lattes in English
2007-03-12 03:07:49 · answer #5 · answered by MARK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same as 'tch', and 'tisk'. It's what comes before the 'doh'.
2007-03-12 15:28:43 · answer #6 · answered by Zeera 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
noise that means "shame, shame"
2007-03-12 03:37:50 · answer #7 · answered by mary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋