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tut

[pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron. tuht] interjection, noun, verb, tut⋅ted, tut⋅ting.
–interjection
1. (used as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)
2. for shame!
–noun
3. an exclamation of “tut.”
–verb (used without object)
4. to utter the exclamation “tut.”
Also, tut-tut.


Origin:
1520–30
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tut   (a t-like sound produced by suction rather than plosion; conventional spelling pronunciation, tŭt)   
interj.  Used to express annoyance, impatience, or mild reproof: "Tut, tut, child! ... Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it" (Lewis Carroll).
tut n. & v.
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Word Origin & History

tut 
1529, along with tush (1440), a natural interjection expressing contempt.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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