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tut Definition


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tut
tut-tut
exclamation
    1. Expressing mild disapproval, annoyance or rebuke.
verb
    intr
    tutted, tutting
    1. To express mild disapproval, annoyance or rebuke by saying ‘tut' or ‘tut-tut'.
noun
    1. An act of saying ‘tut' or ‘tut-tut'.
Etymology: 16c: a conventionalized spelling that imitates the sound made by clicking the tongue against the back of the upper front teeth or gums and which can also be represented by tch or tsk.



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