buttinsky

Definition

One who is prone to butt in, interrupt, or get involved where they are not welcome; a busybody.

Etymology

From butt in (“to join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited, interject”) + -sky (a variant of -ski (suffix added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness)), humorously modelled after Russian surnames, and originally and often used in the form of a surname.

Example Sentences

• "I wish I had never met that nosy buttinsky!"
• "Well, all right then! If you think I'm a buttinsky, then I'll just butt in!"
• ""Shut up, Garrett. I never," said Mr. Tallboy, extricating himself from Garrett's grasp and giving him a playful punch in the wind, "in my life, met with such a bunch of buttinskis as you are in this department. Nothing is sacred to you, not even a man's business correspondence.""

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