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BUTTINSKY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does buttinsky mean?
• BUTTINSKY (noun)
The noun BUTTINSKY has 1 sense:
1. a meddler who tends to butt in
Familiarity information: BUTTINSKY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A meddler who tends to butt in
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("buttinsky" is a kind of...):
meddler (an officious annoying person who interferes with others)
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