tutting

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English

Etymology 1

Verb

tutting

  1. present participle and gerund of tut

Noun

tutting (plural tuttings)

  1. The act of making a tut sound in disapproval.
    • 2011, Fergus Fleming, Ninety Degrees North: The Quest For The North Pole:
      For all his tuttings about inexperienced amateurs, he had not taken in a word that Nansen had said.

Etymology 2

From the English nickname Tut for Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, likening the geometric positions and right angles of the dance style to the perceived angularity of ancient Egyptian at.

Noun

tutting (plural tuttings)

  1. A modern street dance style in which dancers position body parts in angular positions, especially moving the hands and fingers in intricate ways (finger-tutting).

Verb

tutting

  1. present participle and gerund of tut