tut
[ pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pronunciation tuht ]
interjection
(used as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)
for shame!
noun
an exclamation of “tut.”
verb (used without object),tut·ted, tut·ting.
to utter the exclamation “tut.”
Origin of tut
1First recorded in 1520–30
- Also tut-tut.
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British Dictionary definitions for tut
tut
/ (pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron tʌt) /
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