tutu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French tutu, from cucu (“bum, bottom”), playful reduplication of cul (“arse”).

noun

1. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
   The ballet dancer representing the swan wore a white tutu.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori tutu.

noun

1. (New Zealand) Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.

Etymology 3

From Maori tutū (“mischievous, disobedient”).

verb

1. (New Zealand, childish) to fiddle or mess around with something.
   There were seven dudes here for a week just showing me how to use it and I just wanted them to leave so I could start tutuing with it. 14 July 2016, “New Plymouth sign maker invests in enormous flatbed printer”, in Stuff