tut-tut

American  

[tuht-tuht] / ˈtʌtˈtʌt /

interjection

tut-tutted, tut-tutting

1. tut.

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tut-tut British  

/ ˈtʌtˈtʌt /

interjection

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

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verb

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

noun

1. the act of tut-tutting

Etymology

Origin of tut-tut

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

I recognize that it’s easy to ride my high horse to a moral high ground and look down my and my horse’s nose at any app a platform creator may make and tut-tut.

From The Verge • Mar. 11, 2020

“Suns” is a brutal but fairly simple story, so the opening-night audience knew exactly when to tut-tut.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2018

If you feel the urge to tut-tut that parent for their child’s unpredictable bladder, please attend to your own onions, as the French say.

From Slate • May 11, 2018

But we can all follow the Putman saga and tut-tut.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2012

Greene does not tut-tut over the fact that this reasoning depends on complex mathematics.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker