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Tut

//tʌt// intj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.
  2. 2
    Hush; be silent.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Nickname for Tutankhamon. informal
Noun
  1. 1
    A tutorial.
  2. 2
    A hassock. UK, dialectal, obsolete
  3. 3
    A piece of work. obsolete
  4. 4
    Rubbish. Southern-England, uncountable

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

  5. 5
    Initialism of time under tension. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a tut tut sound of disapproval.
  2. 2
    To work by the piece; to carry out tut-work. obsolete
  3. 3
    To dance in the style known as tutting.
  4. 4
    utter ‘tsk,’ ‘tut,’ or ‘tut-tut,’ as in disapproval wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Imitative.

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Etymology 3

Shortening of tutorial.

Etymology 4

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

Etymology 5

See tutting (“dance style”).

Etymology 6

Clipping of Tutankhamon.

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