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tut

[ pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pronunciation tuht ]

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)
  2. for shame!


noun

  1. an exclamation of “tut.”

verb (used without object)

, tut·ted, tut·ting.
  1. to utter the exclamation “tut.”

tut

/ tʌt /

interjection

  1. short for tut-tut
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tut1

First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences

In Berlin, copies of Tut's treasures stand in well for the real ones.

The Daily Pic: In Berlin, copies of Tut's treasures stand in well for the real ones.

To my huge surprise, I left the Tut spead unconvinced that a show of originals would have been much better, or more informative.

Another Milwaukee pimp, Todd “King Tut” Carter, got 25 years.

But it seems fruitless to tut-tut at them about it, since they have been hearing these complaints for decades.

But the old gentleman who had got out of the boat said, 'Tut, nonsense!'

Tut, tell me of no storms; but direct me to her bed-chamber, my noble firelock of a flesh pistol.

The sample given by the new boy, "sus-hash-u-tut u-pup yak-o-u-rur mum-o-u-tut-hash," was said to be a mode of enjoining silence.

Mrs. Baxter read it, and handed it back, making three or four times the sound written as "Tut."

"Tut, tut, he shouldn't have such a silly conscience," said Mrs. Lenoir easily.

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