Chiack

/tʃɪˈæk/ verb

Definition

Australian and New Zealand slang meaning to cheek, sass, or make cheeky remarks to someone in a friendly but impertinent way.

Etymology

Possibly from imitation of the sound of cheeky talk, or from British 'cheek' with an altered pronunciation and the -ack ending for emphasis.

Kelly Says

Chiack is purely Australian/New Zealand English—it captures a very specific cultural attitude of friendly mockery that wouldn't translate the same way with 'sass' or 'cheek' in other Englishes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
奇ያ
kia
ARالعربية
شيّاك
shi-yak
BNবাংলা
চিয়া
chya
CACatalà
chia
kya
CSČeština
chia
chia
DADansk
chia
kja
DEDeutsch
Chiasamen
kee-as-sah-men
ELΕλληνικά
χία
khee-ah
ESEspañol
chía
kee-ah
FAفارسی
chia
chia
FISuomi
chia
kja
FRFrançais
chiack
chee-ak
GUGU
ચિયા
chya
HAHA
chia
khia
HEעברית
chia
khia
HIहिन्दी
चियाक
chyaak
HUMagyar
chia
kia
IDBahasa Indonesia
chia
khia
IGIG
chia
khia
ITItaliano
chia
kee-ah
JA日本語
チアック
chiku
KKKK
chia
khia
KMKM
ជា
chya
KO한국어
치아크
chia-keu
MRMR
चिया
chya
MSBahasa Melayu
chia
khia
MYမြန်မာ
ချီး
chee
NLNederlands
chia
khia
NONorsk
chia
kja
PAPA
ਚੀਆ
chya
PLPolski
chia
khia
PTPortuguês
chía
kee-ah
RORomână
chia
kya
RUРусский
чиак
chiak
SVSvenska
chia
kya
SWKiswahili
chia
khia
TAதமிழ்
சீயா
chya
TEతెలుగు
చియా
chya
THไทย
ชีอา
chee-ah
TLTL
chia
khia
TRTürkçe
chiack
chiak
UKУкраїнська
chia
khia
URاردو
چیہ
chya
VITiếng Việt
chia
khia
YOYO
chia
khia
ZH中文
奇亚籽
qí yà zǐ
ZUZU
chia
khia

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