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prettygoodword ([personal profile] prettygoodword) wrote2008-01-17 07:25 am

chut

chut - int., an exclamation of surprise.


Also, used of people, Dutch Jewish emigres in London and a Vietnamese ethnic minority. The interjection dates from the early 19th century but isn't used much any more outside of Regency Romances.

---L.

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