The Hebrew alphabet doesn't have a "ch" (as in "Charlie") sound, but is able to express the sound in writing anyway by adding an apostrophe to the tzadi, the letter that makes the sound "tz." This gives us the opportunity to have such fun-sounding colloquialisms as chik chak (CHEEK chahk), which means "pronto," "quickly" or "chop chop," as in,...
Word of the Day / Chik chak צִ'יק צָ'ק
When you're in a hurry and don't have time to wait, use this term.
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