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tut-tut

American

[tuht-tuht] / ˈtʌtˈtʌt /

interjection

tut-tutted, tut-tutting

tut.

tut-tut British

/ ˈtʌtˈtʌt /

interjection

an exclamation of mild reprimand, disapproval, or surprise

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verb

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

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noun

the act of tut-tutting

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Etymology

Origin of tut-tut

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

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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.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2023

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

It’s easy to tut-tut over the remarkable run of Tesla’s stock.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2017

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

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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