Meanings
interjection
alternative tut-tut
- Used to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.
Synonyms: ahem, bollocks to it, boo, dear me, dearie me, deary me, fie, mew
nountut tut (plural tut tuts)
plural tut tuts · alternative tut-tut
- The sound of such an exclamation of disapproval.
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionUsed to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.
Opposite
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 切
- 切 (qiè)exclamation of disapproval
Finnish soo soo
- soo sooexclamation of disapproval
French tss-tss
- tss-tssexclamation of disapproval
German tststs
- tststsexclamation of disapproval
Indonesian ckckck
- ckckckexclamation of disapproval
Korean 쯧쯧
- 쯧쯧 (jjeutjjeut)exclamation of disapproval
Portuguese tsc tsc
- tsc tscexclamation of disapproval
Romanian țțț, ttt
- țțțexclamation of disapproval
- tttexclamation of disapproval
Russian ай-ай-а́й, ай-яй-я́й
- ай-ай-а́й (aj-aj-áj)exclamation of disapproval
- ай-яй-я́й (aj-jaj-jáj)exclamation of disapproval
Scottish Gaelic ud, ud
- ud, udexclamation of disapproval
Slovak c, cc
- cexclamation of disapproval
- ccexclamation of disapproval
- cccexclamation of disapproval
Swedish aja baja, baj
- aja bajaexclamation of disapproval
- bajexclamation of disapproval
Thai จุ, จุ ๆ
- จุ (jù)exclamation of disapproval
- จุ ๆ (jù-jù)exclamation of disapproval
- จุ๊ (jú)exclamation of disapproval
- จุ๊ ๆ (jú-jú)exclamation of disapproval
Turkish çık çık, cık cık
- çık çıkexclamation of disapproval
- cık cıkexclamation of disapproval
Vietnamese chậc
- chậcexclamation of disapproval
Rhymes & wordplay
Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
tut tut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tut%20tut
MLA
“tut tut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tut%20tut. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tut tut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tut%20tut.
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