Tchip
A Tchip is a sucking, phonetic sound that is formed by running the tongue over the teeth from the inside while at the same time moving the lips in the other direction. This is why the English name for it to suck your teeth ( dt. Sucking on his teeth ). This expression is particularly widespread among the black African population or among people of corresponding descent (e.g. in the Caribbean and among African Americans ). In part, it is also adopted by other population groups. This expression is used to reprimand or to express anger , but also when respect is to be shown.
Individual evidence
- ↑ suck teeth. Urban Dictionary , accessed December 14, 2013 .
- ↑ Le jour où j'ai été tchipée dans le métro - Le tchip est une onomatopée qu'on retrouve dans presque toutes les diasporas africaines. SlateAfrique , October 9, 2012, accessed December 14, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Carom / Everyday Life: The "Tchip". (No longer available online.) ARTE , December 1, 2013, archived from the original on December 16, 2013 ; Retrieved December 14, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
