buttinsky

[buht-in-skee]

noun, plural butt·in·skies. Slang.

a person who interferes in the affairs of others; meddler.

Also, butt·in·ski.

Origin:
1900–05, Amer.; butt in intrude + -sky, extracted from Slavic surnames

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buttinsky definition

[bəˈtɪnski]
and buttinski

n.
someone who interrupts; someone who gets involved in other people's business. : I hate to be a buttinski, but what are you talking about?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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