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tut-tut

[ pronounced as two alveolar clicks; spelling pronunciation tuht-tuht ]

interjection

tut-tutted, tut-tutting.
  1. tut.


tut-tut

/ ˈʌˈʌ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of mild reprimand, disapproval, or surprise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to express disapproval by the exclamation of "tut-tut"
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of tut-tutting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tut-tut1

First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences

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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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I yell, and she tut-tuts and brings us both some aspirin and some water.

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The tut-tut argument to Bush that “the rules were the rules” is like arguing a hostage shouldn’t have tried to free himself from debt servitude.

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