Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buht-in-skee]
- /bʌtˈɪn ski/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buht-in-skee]
- /bʌtˈɪn ski/
Definitions of buttinski word
- noun plural buttinski a person who interferes in the affairs of others; meddler. 1
- noun buttinski Alternative spelling of buttinsky. 0
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Origin of buttinski
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05, Amer.; butt in intrude + -sky, extracted from Slavic surnames
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Parts of speech for Buttinski
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buttinski popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
buttinski usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buttinski
noun buttinski
- dutch uncle — a person who criticizes or reproves with unsparing severity and frankness.
- aide — An aide is an assistant to someone who has an important job, especially in government or in the armed forces.
- attorney — In the United States, an attorney or attorney at law is a lawyer.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- backseat driver — If you refer to a passenger in a car as a backseat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice about how to drive.
Antonyms for buttinski
noun buttinski
- pupil — the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina.
- student — a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.
- foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
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