tut
[
pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pronunciation
tuht]
/
pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pronunciation
tʌt/
interjection
1.
(used as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)
2.
for shame!
noun
3.
an exclamation of “tut.”.
verb (used without object)
,
tutted,
tutting.
4.
to utter the exclamation “tut.”.
Also,
tut-tut
.
Origin
1520-30
British Dictionary definitions for
tut
tut
/
pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron
tʌt
/
interjection, noun, verb
tuts,
tutting,
tutted
1.
short for
tut-tut
Word Origin and History for
tut
1520s, along with
tush
(mid-15c.), a natural interjection expressing contempt.