chut

noun, verb, intj — 4 senses

chut

noun

1

A repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity.

chut

verb

1

To produce this sound.

chut

intj

1

Archaic An expression of impatience.

“The instinct that led me to insist on examining those coffee-cups. Chut! no more now!”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 59:

Related terms: chut pattern

chut

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Hindi छत (chat, “roof, ceiling”).

1

India A coarse cotton sheet, stretched on a frame and whitewashed, forming the ceiling of a room.

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