chiack

American

[chahy-uhk] / ˈtʃaɪ ək /

Or chyack

verb (used with object)

Australian.

to jeer at; tease; deride.

chiack British

/ ˈtʃaɪæk /

verb

to tease or banter

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noun

good-humoured banter

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Etymology

Origin of chiack

First recorded in 1870–75; probably alteration of cheek

Example Sentences

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“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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