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.”

Origin of tut

1
First recorded in 1520–30

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British Dictionary definitions for tut

tut

/ (pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron tʌt) /


interjection, noun, verbtuts, tutting or tutted
  1. short for tut-tut

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