buttinsky

Example Sentences

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"You're a dreadful Buttinsky, Daddy Ricks!" she protested.

From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

When it comes down to close Work in a Parlor, there is always the Risk of having Herbert Buttinsky on hand to make his Party Call.

From People You Know by Ade, George

Sure, I hadn't been called to play any Buttinsky part; but somehow I didn't feel right about stayin' out, so the first thing I knows I'm trailin' up the stairs.

From Torchy by Brehm, George

I know," he protested, answering the look, "I know that this is where Mr. Buttinsky is told to mind his business.

From The Lost Road by Davis, Richard Harding

There is no Buttinsky blood in the Penway family.

From The Coming of Bill by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)