tut

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/tʌt/[ǀ]Northern England/tʊt//t(j)uːt/

interjection

Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

tut1

interjection
  1. Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.

    Synonyms: tut tut

  2. Hush; be silent.
verbtut (third-person singular simple present tuts, present participle tutting, simple past and past participle tutted)

present singular third person tuts · participle present tutting · participle past tutted · past tutted

  1. To make a tut tut sound of disapproval.

tut2

nountut (plural tuts)

plural tuts

  1. Internet slang and Oxford University slangA tutorial.

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nountut (plural tuts)

plural tuts

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteA hassock.

tut4

nountut (plural tuts)

plural tuts

  1. obsoleteA piece of work.

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nountut (uncountable)
  1. Southern EnglanduncountableRubbish.

    Cracking excuse: credible, watertight and yet patently a load of old tut.

    2012, M.T. Maguire, The Wrong Stuff: K'Barthan Series: Part 2
    2 more examples

    Such stupidness is mad 'cause nothing underfoot comes to nothing less to add to a load of old tut.

    1977, Ian Drury, the Blockheads, Clever Trevor

    “Well there's a load of old tut in the cupboard next to Felicia's room,” she said grudgingly.

    2017, Marilyn Messik, Witch Dust
verbtut (third-person singular simple present tuts, present participle tutting, simple past and past participle tutted)

present singular third person tuts · participle present tutting · participle past tutted · past tutted

  1. obsoleteTo work by the piece; to carry out tut-work.

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

present singular third person tuts · participle present tutting · participle past tutted · past tutted

  1. To dance in the style known as tutting.

TUT7

nounTUT (plural TUTs)

plural TUTs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of time under tension.

Tut8

proper noun
  1. informalNickname for Tutankhamon.

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionTut tut; an expression of disapproval.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbutter ‘tsk,’ ‘tut,’ or ‘tut-tut,’ as in disapproval

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Origin

tut · interjection, verb

Imitative.

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tut · noun

Compare Swedish tut (“a point, pipe, tube”), Danish tut (“a cornet”).

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tut · verb

See tutting (“dance style”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

tut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tut

MLA

“tut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tut.

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