butt out

verb

butted out; butting out; butts out

intransitive verb

: to cease interference or involvement
told him to butt out of my affairs

Examples of butt out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But a super configurable sleep tracking clock that uses Mario noises and retro animations to get your butt out of bed? David Pierce, The Verge, 13 Oct. 2024 So Chevron meant that those courts would have to butt out and let Reagan and his appointees determine the direction of government. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 28 June 2024 Ask Amy: Non-smokers want smokers to butt out French farmers aim to put Paris ‘under siege’ in tractor protest. Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024 If there is a willing employer and a willing migrant worker, the government should butt out. Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for butt out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of butt out was in 1906

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“Butt out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butt%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

butt out

verb
: to stop meddling in someone else's business
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