tut-tut

[tuht-tuht]

interjection

tut-tutted, tut-tutting 

1. tut.

tut-tut

/ ˈtʌtˈtʌt /

interjection

1. an exclamation of mild reprimand, disapproval, or surprise

verb

1. (intr) to express disapproval by the exclamation of "tut-tut"

noun

1. the act of tut-tutting

Word History and Origins

Origin of tut-tut¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

“Thank you—that is to say, tut-tut! The Cockney flower girls of London sell nicer flowers than these!”

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Balancing this is the show’s caustic tut-tutting at materialists for wanting these baubles in the first place.

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I’d be more inclined to tut-tut at the puerility of the late Victorian sense of humor, except TikTok was only recently convincing people to eat Tide Pods.

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"It could be good for Harry in the long run, even though the older generation will be tut-tutting," she says.

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This is not a proposal that one should feel sorry for Madonna or tut-tut at her devotion to vanity which, again, has always been the case.

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