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noun
One who is prone to butt in, interrupt, or get involved where they are not welcome; a busybody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal
Synonyms: butterinsky, kibitzer, meddler, nosey parker, stickybeak, yenta
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A robust portable one-piece telephone instrument with clips, used by technicians and lines staff for testing telephone circuits or making a temporary connection to a telephone line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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Synonyms: butt set
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a meddler who tends to butt in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meddler
History
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.
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