Elias in Laramie, Wyoming, says his grandmother used to say Tut, tut to mean No, no. Like tsk, tsk, it’s a sound made between the teeth to show disapproval. Surprisingly, both expressions originally spelled out the same sound but they’ve come to be pronounced as they’re written, too. This is part of a complete episode.
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I always considered Tsk Tsk to mean that’s a shame too bad etc