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buttinsky

NOUN
  1. a meddler who tends to butt in

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  • Sheffer -- who knew what makes business men laugh -- pinned his simple faith to three main subjects, convulsive of the diaphragmatic muscles, building up each series upon the inherent humor to be extracted from physical violence as represented in the perpetrations and punishments of Ruff and Reddy, marital infidelity as mirrored in the stratagems and errancies of an amorous ape with an aged and jealous spouse, and the sure-fire familiarity of aged minstrel jokes (mother-in-law, country constable, young married cookery, and the like) refurbished in pictorial serials through the agency of two uproarious and imbecilic vulgarians, Bonehead and Buttinsky. Success A Novel
  • Jesse was an Abolitionist and a-- a-- a buttinsky in his son's life, always looking to -- for the main chance, and created a lot of tension between father and son. Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity
  • What good is it being a kid if buttinsky grownups are going to take all the fun out of it? Healthful Treats for Hallowe'en? It's Sacriholidayous
  • So this is what Annie Hall matured into: a blithering buttinsky. Smothers Mothers: James Wolcott
  • The self-appointed buttinsky who never made a prediction that came true. New McCain Ad Hits Obama For Not Picking Hillary As Veep
  • This guy has a son in your troop and he's just there because they either needed a troop leader or because he's a buttinsky and didn't think the existing troop leaders were doing a good job.
  • Originally introduced as a potential love interest for both Dan and Nate as well as a one-time Bass boink, the hippy-harpy character has devolved from a borderline interesting counterpoint to all the glamour of her surroundings to a sniveling buttinsky with nothing better to do than meddle for the sole sake of spoiling everyone's fun. Watercooler: Gossip Girl's Vanessa Needs to Go!
  • That sheriff didn't sound like a softie to me and if he thinks there's a compelling reason to be concerned about her mental/physical health, I'd prefer go with his reading of the situation rather than with the coyote cries of prosecutors slash pundits on cable news or the buttinsky opportunism of Al Sharpton, hoping to relive his Imus spotlight moment. Paris Then, Paris Now: James Wolcott
  • If you are tempted to be a buttinsky, limit your side of the conversation to two sentences. Eli Davidson: How We Can Heal Our Political Divide
  • Esther is also a self-absorbed buttinsky, the kind that manages to ruin just about every family gathering and certainly doesn't make an exception of this one.
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