单词 | buttinsky |
释义 | buttinsky in British English (bəˈtɪnskɪ) noun informal a busybody busybody in British English (ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ) nounWord forms: plural -bodies a meddlesome, prying, or officious person buttinsky in American English (bʌtˈɪnski) or buttinski (bʌtˈɪnski) noun Slang a person who is constantly butting in or meddling in the affairs of other people buttinsky in American English (bʌtˈɪnski) nounWord forms: plural -skies slang a person who interferes in the affairs of others; meddler Also: buttinski Word origin [1900–05, Amer.; butt in intrude + -sky, extracted from Slavic surnames]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cathode-ray tube, geopolitics, hormone, internship, throwaway |
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