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tutu: be inquisitive, to 'tinker' with things, be mischievous

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Russell Fulton

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∙ 4y ago
I grew up with "tutu" in the '50s and '60s in Northland -- often in the context of "Don't tutu with that!" With the implication at fingers that poked would be amputated ;)
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Russell Fulton

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∙ 4y ago
For the linguist I believe that this meaning is for tutū. i.e. the second vowel is long, as distinct from tūtū which refers to several closely related species of very poisonous plants.

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