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interjection Used to express disappointment or sympathy.
noun A sucking noise made by suddenly releasing the tongue from the hard palate, used to express disappointment or sympathy.

Dental: (Mr. Gummere's "tsk-tsk," "tut-tut," and "tchtch.") — VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol II No 3
And tsk, tsk: you _really shouldn't_ have sold Lana's sin-sational love letters to Johnny -- we heard you raided the "Stomp Man's" Benedict Canyon love shack while Johnny was still in the meat wagon on his way to Slab City. — White Jazz
Relatives who dropped by the family headquarters in Flatbush always found Henry's vocational trials startling enough to cause them to shake their heads knowingly and to tsk-tsk hopelessly. — Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Nor was she one to} {\i\fs29\insrsid2043268\charrsid2043268 tsk-tsk} {\fs29\insrsid2043268\charrsid2043268 over the expression of negative emotions. — Massage
Ed tsk-tsk-ed. — A Corpse is a Corpse