buttinsky

butt·in·sky

noun \bət-ˈin-skē\

plural butt·in·skies

Definition of BUTTINSKY

: a person given to butting in : a troublesome meddler

Variants of BUTTINSKY

butt·in·sky also butt·in·ski \bət-ˈin-skē\

Examples of BUTTINSKY

1. <there's always some buttinsky who has to tell you there's a better way to do whatever you're doing>

Origin of BUTTINSKY

butt in + -sky, -ski (last element in Slavic surnames)

First Known Use: 1902

Related to BUTTINSKY

Synonyms: busybody (also buttinski), interferer, interloper, intermeddler, intruder, kibitzer (also kibbitzer), meddler, nosey parker [chiefly British]

Related Words: gaper, gawker, gawper [chiefly British], gazer, peeper, peeping Tom, prier (also pryer), rubberneck, rubbernecker, snoop, snooper, spy; blabber, discloser, gossip, gossiper, prattler, quidnunc, revealer, teller; betrayer, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale; snake, sneak; informant, informer, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon

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Rhymes with BUTTINSKY

Nijinsky