butt in

verb

butted in; butting in; butts in

intransitive verb

: to meddle in the affairs of others : interfere

Synonyms of butt in

• interfere
• mess
• snoop
• poke

Examples of butt in in a Sentence

stop butting in on my personal life

Recent Examples on the Web

The repetition should feel especially galling since the team already earned its promotion last week, making the climax of this week’s match just getting butts in seats. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026

You’re supposed to kick the high school player in the butt in anything. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

At best, this umpteenth entry in the Statham cannon feels like a throwback to a time when all that was needed to get butts in seats was plenty of butt-kicking on screen. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Casting a shadow, though, was that controversy over Balogun’s reinstatement, and the unseemly likelihood politics have butted in where politics don’t belong and should never be. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for butt in

• button
• clutton
• glutton
• mutton
• unbutton

Kids Definition

butt in

verb

: to meddle in someone else's business