English Explanatory Dictionary

butt in

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).
  2. To join a queue not at the end, but in the middle, in violation of etiquette.

Pronunciation

en-au-butt in.ogg

Word forms

butt in butts in butting in butted in

Antonyms

butt out

Derived words

buttinski buttinsky
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