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View synonyms for buttinsky
buttinsky
or butt·in·ski
[ buht-in-skee ]
noun
, Slang.
, plural butt·in·skies.
- a person who interferes in the affairs of others; meddler.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buttinsky1
1900–05, Amer.; butt in intrude + -sky, extracted from Slavic surnames
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Example Sentences
Buttinsky the bounder was interviewed and the early coach took the objectionable one away forever.
From Project Gutenberg
Denver looked out after him and there, puffing up the slope, came Professor Diffenderfer, the eminent buttinsky and geologist.
From Project Gutenberg
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