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
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To save her parents' small-town bar and arts venue, a Broadway dancer (Britt Robertson) stages an all-male holiday dance revue to get butts in seats and enlists a buff contractor (Chad Michael Murray) and his pals to show off their moves. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024 The Bad Moms actress is officially the first woman to show her naked butt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024 Advertisement Bathrooms, featuring 1,100 toilets and urinals, are strategically placed throughout the concourse, with no more than 100 feet separating them, according to estimates from staff, guaranteeing fewer butts on toilets and more butts in seats. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 Some albums are made for chin-stroking, with deeply complex, intellectually challenging lyrics, song structures, instrumentation and production, creations that deeply stimulate the brain but leave the butt in neutral. Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for butt in 

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 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

butt in

verb
: to meddle in someone else's business

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