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Tutting

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of making a tut sound in disapproval.
"For all his tuttings about inexperienced amateurs, he had not taken in a word that Nansen had said."
2
A modern street dance style in which dancers position body parts in angular positions, especially moving the hands and fingers in intricate ways (finger-tutting).

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of tut form-of, gerund, participle, present
2
present participle and gerund of tut form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the English nickname Tut for Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, likening the geometric positions and right angles of the dance style to the perceived angularity of ancient Egyptian at.

Etymology 2

From the English nickname Tut for Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, likening the geometric positions and right angles of the dance style to the perceived angularity of ancient Egyptian at.

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