as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
stop butting in on my personal life
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Recent Examples of butt in
The blockbuster was born out of China’s cutting-edge film industry in record time — putting thousands of butts in seats and raking in millions at the box office before the craze could end.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
But the Clippers have mostly kicked butt in that regard since Steve Ballmer – a man, at last check, who’s worth $136.5 billion took over … and the Lakers have one more championship to show for it, and a matching Western Conference finals appearance.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
But the head of the Democratic National Committee wants party officers to not butt in for primaries.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the dog butted in once and the humans laughed and made a fuss of the dog and the dog thinks, 'Ah-ha!
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
But the Clippers have mostly kicked butt in that regard since Steve Ballmer – a man, at last check, who’s worth $136.5 billion took over … and the Lakers have one more championship to show for it, and a matching Western Conference finals appearance.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
But the head of the Democratic National Committee wants party officers to not butt in for primaries.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the dog butted in once and the humans laughed and made a fuss of the dog and the dog thinks, 'Ah-ha!
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt in
Verb
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Some individuals were detained, and one of their family members tried to interfere and hit an officer, police said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the coach allegedly interfered in that meeting too.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the film, Shy is played by Jay Lycurgo, an alternately sensitive and intimidating young actor in his breakout role, and the bag doesn’t appear until midway through, when the film crew go snooping without permission in the students’ room.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Potential trouble arises when the wily victim of Danny’s, Pauline, starts snooping around the house, hears Danny’s voice and starts to bargain for her silence.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Keep communication open by avoiding poking fun at these practices.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gibson proceeded to the Children’s Chorus room, where two staffers welcomed her to poke through the costume racks.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Butt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20in. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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