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buttinsky

noun butt·in·sky \ bət-ˈin-skē \

variants: or less commonly buttinski

Definition of buttinsky

plural buttinskies

:a person given to butting in :a troublesome meddler

Examples of buttinsky in a Sentence

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

Origin and Etymology of buttinsky

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

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First Known Use: 1902

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buttinsky Synonyms

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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