tut-tut

tut-tut {interj.}, {informal}

Used to express mild disapproval.

"Tut-tut," said the teacher. "You shouldn't cross the street without looking."

Tut-tut, put that piece of candy back. You've already had three pieces.

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[street] See: [BACK STREET], [CROSS STREET], [MAN IN THE STREET], [ON EASY STREET], [SIDE STREET], [STOP STREET], [THROUGH STREET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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