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Buttinski

Posted by ESC February 18, 2005In reply to Buttinski posted by Steve on February 18, 2005


Not sure of the spelling; but would like to know the origin of this "phrase"..

Most I can figure out...comes from movies? made pre/during/post WW2..

ie: "Don't be such a buttinski."

Thanks for your help.

One reference says it dates back to the 1920s. But this reference has a citation from 1902. Buttinski or buttinsky -- butt + in + sky. "Sky" being a common ending to Slavic names. Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, A-G by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994.

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