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tut.

Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/tʌt/[ǀ]/tʊt/Northern-England
  1. Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.

  2. Hush; be silent.

Where this word comes from

Imitative.

verb/tʌt/[ǀ]/tʊt/Northern-England
  1. To make a tut tut sound of disapproval.

Where this word comes from

Imitative.

noun/t(j)uːt/
  1. A tutorial.

Where this word comes from

Shortening of tutorial.

noun/tʌt/
  1. A hassock.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Compare Swedish tut (“a point, pipe, tube”), Danish tut (“a cornet”).

noun
  1. A piece of work.

    obsolete
noun/tʊt//tʌt/
  1. Rubbish.

    Southern-England · uncountable
verb/tʊt//tʌt/
  1. To work by the piece; to carry out tut-work.

    obsolete
verb
  1. To dance in the style known as tutting.

Where this word comes from

See tutting (“dance style”).

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