Thesaurus:tut tut

Thesaurus

tut tut

English

Interjection

Sense: an indication of mild disapproval

Synonyms

• ahem
• bollocks to it (British, vulgar)
• boo
• dear me
• dearie me
• deary me
• fie (archaic)
• mew (archaic)
• my eye
• no    [⇒ thesaurus]
• now, now
• och (chiefly Scotland & Ireland)
• oh dear
• shame    [⇒ thesaurus]
• shame on you
• tsk
• tsk tsk
• tut
• tut tut

Antonyms

• well done    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:bullshit (vehement rejection of truthfulness)

Further reading

• “932. disapprobation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “tut tut” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.