TUT

tsk, tut, tut-tut

(verb) utter ‘tsk,’ ‘tut,’ or ‘tut-tut,’ as in disapproval

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Tut

(informal) Nickname for Tutankhamon.

Anagrams

• Utt

Etymology 1

Imitative.

Interjection

tut

Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.

Hush; be silent.

Synonyms

• (expression of disapproval): See Thesaurus:tut tut

Verb

tut (third-person singular simple present tuts, present participle tutting, simple past and past participle tutted)

To make a tut tut sound of disapproval.

Etymology 2

Noun

tut (plural tuts)

(Internet slang) A tutorial.

Etymology 3

Noun

tut (plural tuts)

An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.

(UK, obsolete, dialect) A hassock.

Etymology 4

Noun

tut (plural tuts)

(obsolete) A piece of work.

Verb

tut (third-person singular simple present tuts, present participle tutting, simple past and past participle tutted)

(obsolete) To work by the piece; to carry out tut-work.

Anagrams

• Utt

Source: Wiktionary


Tut.

Definition: Be still; hush; -- an exclamation used for checking or rebuking.

Tut, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. tut a point, pipe, tube, Dan. tut a cornet.]

1. An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.

2. A hassock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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