tchint.
= tut int. a (frequently reduplicated).
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > expressions of disapproval [interjection]
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1898 G. B. Shaw Mrs. Warren's Profession i. 176 (Correcting him quickly in a loud whisper) Tch! Nonsense.
1930 G. B. Shaw Apple Cart i. 21 Tch-tch-tch! Gently, Amanda, gently.
1971 N.Z. Listener 16 Aug. 50/3 The mind boggles. The dreadful deeds the little monkeys might perpetrate. Tch tch.
1977 Daily Mirror 31 Mar. 24 Tch! Of all the times to go down wi' flu! We've got a very important darts match tonight!
Derivatives
tch v. (intransitive) to utter this exclamation.
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1907 N. Munro Daft Days ix. 74 ‘You'll find a curious fearless independence in her.’ The twins held up their hands in amazement, ‘tcht-tcht-tchting’ simultaneously. ‘What a pity!’ said Miss Jean, as if it were a physical affliction.
1910 N. Munro in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 236/2 Aunt Amelia..tchk-tchked at such preposterous views.
tch n. an utterance of this exclamation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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