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buttinsky


Pronunciation: /bətˈinskē

noun (plural buttinskies)
North American • informal
A person who habitually butts in; an intruder or meddler.

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Mark simply barged in and started talking. He was a classic buttinsky. Sarah, according to her mother, had been more properly trained. In the middle of someone else's sentence, she would begin with "Excuse me, excuse me,...EX-CUSE me." Much less intrusive, she believed.



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