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Definition 2024

butt_in

butt in

See also: buttin'

English

Verb

butt in ‎(third-person singular simple present butts in, present participle butting in, simple past and past participle butted in)

(idiomatic) To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).

Hey, this is none of your business, don’t butt in!

Forgive me for butting in.
(transitive) to join a queue not at the end, but in the middle

Derived terms

buttinsky

Translations

join conversation when not welcome

Bulgarian: намесвам се ‎(namesvam se)
Dutch: onderbreken (nl), zich (nl) moeien (nl), zich (nl) inmengen (nl)
French: ramener sa fraise (fr) (familiar), s’incruster (fr) (familiar)

Maori: kohiko
Portuguese: intrometer-se
Swedish: lägga sig i (sv)