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buttinsky

noun as in meddler

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And you have the right idea not to buttinsky.

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“You’re a buttinsky,” said Bongo wearily “But I love you anyway.”

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One publicity expert framed him as the scrappy kid, a “buttinsky,” not sophisticated but shaped up at sea.

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Jay sits in the back but he’s a buttinsky, leaping into every argument.

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Being a buttinsky, I had to join their fun conversation.

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