chiack

Or chy·ack

[chahy-uhk]

verb (used with object)

Australian.

1. to jeer at; tease; deride.

chiack

/ ˈtʃaɪæk /

verb

1. to tease or banter

noun

1. good-humoured banter

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiack¹

First recorded in 1870–75; probably alteration of cheek

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiack¹

C19: from chi-hike, a shout or greeting

Example Sentences

“You won’t chiack or poke borak at his grey and honoured head when, by reason of his endowment of adipose tissue, his wind gives out?”

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