buttinsky

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bʌˈtɪnski/ (General American) IPA(key): /bʌˈtɪnski/, [-ˈɾɪn-] Hyphenation: butt‧in‧sky === Noun === buttinsky (plural buttinskys or buttinskies) (originally US, informal) (derogatory) One who is prone to butt in, interrupt, or get involved where they are not welcome; a busybody. [from early 20th c.] Synonyms: butterinsky, kibitzer, meddler, (Britain) nosey parker, (Australia, New Zealand, informal) stickybeak, (woman, chiefly in Jewish contexts) yenta (telecommunications) 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. Synonym: butt set ==== Alternative forms ==== buttinski ==== Related terms ==== butterinsky ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === “buttinsky, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN. “buttinsky, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.