butt out
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butt out
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Modelled after butt in.
verb butts out · butting out · butted out
- To stop interfering; mind one's own business.
- To tell someone rudely to leave them alone or not get involved in what they're doing. The government should butt out of people's private lives.
Talk about this word "butt out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/butt%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. butt out. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/butt%20out "butt out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/butt%20out.
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@misc{butt_out_2026,
title = {butt out},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/butt%20out},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
