单词 | buttinsky |
释义 | buttinskyn. colloquial (originally U.S.). A person who butts in, interrupts, or interferes; a busybody, a meddler. Cf. butterinsky n.Originally and frequently as a humorous surname. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > [noun] > intrusion or interference > one who intruder1594 interloper1632 buttinsky1901 butt-in1903 butt-inera1910 1901 Chicago Sunday Tribune 17 Nov. 60 I observe that you are a member of the Buttinski Family. 1902 G. Ade Girl Proposition 70 The Friend belonged to the Buttinsky Family and refused to stay on the Far Side of the Room. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xx. 252 If you think I'm a buttinsky, then I'll just butt in! 1933 D. L. Sayers Murder must Advertise iv. 69 I never..met with such a bunch of buttinskis... Nothing is sacred to you. 1960 P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves in Offing v. 50 It is never pleasant for a man of sensibility to find himself regarded as a buttinski and a trailing arbutus. 1994 Washington Post 21 Sept. c1/2 The runaway wife at first balks at Monica's helpful hints. And who wouldn't resent some Betty Buttinski meddling in her life? 2017 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 29 May a19 Being a buttinsky, I had to join their fun conversation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1901 |
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