"tut tut" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: [ˈǀˈǀ] (note: dental clicks), /ˈtʌt ˈtʌt/ (note: spelling pronunciation) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tut tut.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} tut tut
  1. An exclamation of disapproval. Related terms: bullshit Translations (exclamation of disapproval): soo soo (Finnish), tss-tss (French), ნწ, ნწ (nc̣, nc̣) (Georgian), tststs (German), 쯧쯧 (jjeutjjeut) (Korean), tsc tsc (Portuguese), țțț (Romanian), ttt (Romanian), ай-ай-а́й (aj-aj-áj) (Russian), ай-яй-я́й (aj-jaj-jáj) (Russian), ud, ud (Scottish Gaelic), c-c (Serbo-Croatian), ajajajaj (Serbo-Croatian), aja baja (Swedish), baj (Swedish), จุ (jù) (Thai), จุ ๆ (jù-jù) (Thai), จุ๊ (jú) (Thai), จุ๊ ๆ (jú-jú) (Thai), çık çık (Turkish), cık cık (Turkish), chậc (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-tut_tut-en-intj-~i500llK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Synonyms: ahem, bollocks to it [British, vulgar], boo, dear me, dearie me, deary me, fie [archaic], mew [archaic], my eye, no, now, och, oh dear, shame, shame on you, tsk, tsk tsk, tut, tut tut

Noun

IPA: [ˈǀˈǀ] (note: dental clicks), /ˈtʌt ˈtʌt/ (note: spelling pronunciation) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tut tut.wav [US] Forms: tut tuts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tut tut (plural tut tuts)
  1. The sound of such an exclamation of disapproval. Synonyms: tsk tsk
    Sense id: en-tut_tut-en-noun-XlIPhOsE

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "exclamation of disapproval",
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      "sense": "exclamation of disapproval",
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      "sense": "exclamation of disapproval",
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      "sense": "exclamation of disapproval",
      "word": "쯧쯧"
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