intj
Meaning 1
Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.
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Standard Lemma guide
tut
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/tʌt/
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[ǀ]
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Northern-England: /tʊt/
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rhymes with -ʌt
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UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/tuːt/
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/t(j)uːt/
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rhymes with -uːt
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/tʊt/
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CMU ARPABET: T AH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
intj
Meaning 2
Hush; be silent.
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name
Meaning 3
Nickname for Tutankhamon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Meaning 4
A tutorial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Internet slang and Oxford University slang
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noun
Meaning 5
A hassock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 6
A piece of work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 7
Rubbish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-England, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
Initialism of time under tension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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verb
Meaning 9
To make a tut tut sound of disapproval.
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verb
Meaning 10
To work by the piece; to carry out tut-work.
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Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 11
To dance in the style known as tutting.
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verb
Meaning 12
utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tsk, tut-tut
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Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
History
Etymology
Imitative.
Clipping of Tutankhamon.
Shortening of tutorial.
Compare Swedish tut (“a point, pipe, tube”), Danish tut (“a cornet”).
See tutting (“dance style”).