buttinski

Uninvited advice giver

A buttinski is someone who intrudes into other people's affairs—a meddler or nosy person.

The word playfully attaches a Slavic-sounding suffix to "butt in," giving it a mock-ethnic flavor: Nobody asked you, buttinski.

Also spelled buttinsky.

The tone is usually more teasing than harsh.

meddling

nosy

Intrusively curious

prying · interfering · snooping · gossipy · invasive · eavesdropping · overstepping · uninvited · presumptuous · officious

humor

busybody

Intrusive meddler

gossipmonger · neighborhood watch · curtain twitcher · earwigging · mother-in-law · unsolicited advice · two cents · opinions · commentary · oversharing

Opposites
social intrusiveness

buttinskibystander

One who observes nearby

recluse · hermit · loner · wallflower · introvert

communication style

buttinskilistener

One who attends aurally

good listener · observer · fly on the wall · spectator

Family

buttinsky, buttinskis, buttinskies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G