butt in
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butt in
verb butts in · butting in · butted in
- 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!
- To join a queue not at the end, but in the middle, in violation of etiquette.
Opposite: butt out
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Opposite: butt out
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verb to join conversation when not welcome
| Español | meter baza |
|---|---|
| Português | intrometer-se, meter o nariz onde não é chamado, meter o bedelho em |
| Français | ramener sa fraise, s’incruster |
| Deutsch | unterbrechen, sich einmischen |
| Italiano | intromettersi |
| Русский | встрева́ть vstrevátʹ, вкли́ниваться vklínivatʹsja, вме́шиваться |
verb to join a queue not at the end, but in the middle
| Português | furar fila |
|---|---|
| Русский | вкли́ниваться |
Talk about this word "butt in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/butt%20in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. butt in. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/butt%20in "butt in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/butt%20in.
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@misc{butt_in_2026,
title = {butt in},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/butt%20in},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
