tsk

tsk
(pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron. tisk), interj.
1) (used, often in quick repetition, as an exclamation of impatience, annoyance, disapproval, commiseration, etc.)
2) an exclamation of “tsk.”
3) to utter the exclamation “tsk.”

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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