buttinsky
Unwelcome advice giver
A buttinsky is someone who interferes in other people's affairs—a meddler or nosy person who inserts themselves where they're not wanted: Nobody asked you, buttinsky.
The word plays on "butt in" with a mock-Slavic suffix, giving it a slightly comic or affectionate tone even when critical.
Also spelled buttinski.
Overly curious meddler
- know-it-allSelf-proclaimed authority on everything
- snoopOne who pries
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
- kibitzerOne who meddles uninvited
Intrusive meddler
- kibitzerOne who meddles uninvited
- nosy parkerOverly curious meddler
- snoopOne who pries
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
gossip · interloper · eavesdropper · pryer · tattletale · intermeddler · backseat driver · muckraker
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
- impertinentRudely presumptuous
obtrusive · pushy · forward · meddlesome · officious · inquisitive · interfering · encroaching
Harmful creature or nag
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- gatecrasherUninvited event attendee
- uninvitedWithout formal welcome
unwanted · imposition · trespasser · fifth wheel · party crasher · undesirable · intrusion · interrupter
nosy parker
Overly curious meddler
- know-it-allSelf-proclaimed authority on everything
- snoopOne who pries
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
kibitzer · meddler · busybody · gossipmonger · backseat driver
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- kibitzerOne who meddles uninvited
- nosy parkerOverly curious meddler
- snoopOne who pries
yenta · gossip · interloper · eavesdropper · pryer · tattletale · intermeddler · backseat driver · muckraker · informant
nosy
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
impertinent · obtrusive · pushy · forward · meddlesome · officious · inquisitive · interfering · encroaching · invasive
pest
Harmful creature or nag
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- gatecrasherUninvited event attendee
uninvited · unwanted · imposition · trespasser · fifth wheel · party crasher · undesirable · intrusion · interrupter · bother
- annoying peoplepest, hecklers, nuisance, meddlers, bore
- meddlingmeddle, meddler, horn in, intrude, pry
- nosy peoplebusybody, snoop, snooper, meddler, eavesdropper
- unsolicited advisorsbackseat driver, armchair expert, busybody, meddler, know-it-all
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- know-it-allsknow-it-all, pedant, smart aleck, wise guy, wiseacre
buttinskywallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · introvert · recluse · hermit · mouse