Definition of "buttinsky" []

• Slang One who is prone to butting in; a meddler. (noun)

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• "Even more suggestive, however, is their concern that in the bar scene Samuels is shown not only as an overly intellectual "buttinsky," but as "obtain [ing] power over Mitchell," whose character they described as "just a little too weak and confused.""
• ""So you're the buttinsky, eh?" he demanded, his face malignant with passion and menace."
• "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."