butt in

verb

butted in; butting in; butts in

intransitive verb

: to meddle in the affairs of others : interfere

Examples of butt in in a Sentence

stop butting in on my personal life
Recent Examples on the Web Because people will show up and put their butt in the seat. Dalvin Aboagye, IndieWire, 1 July 2024 One potential con to this style of bird feeder (which several Amazon reviewers note): Its open design allows for squirrel interlopers to butt in. Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 14 June 2024 Armand butts in the narration for the first time, politely at first, until Daniel also butts in, and soon, the three of them are bickering about the merits of Paris in voiceover. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 May 2024 The body is lying face down, and the legs swing up into the air, backward, and get placed down to the left and right side of the robot's butt in a crazy contortionist's pretzel position. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for butt in 

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of butt in was in 1899

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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butt%20in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

butt in

verb
: to meddle in someone else's business

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