as in intruders
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
there's always some buttinsky who has to tell you there's a better way to do whatever you're doing
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While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.—
McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
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The choice of home was also important to the movie’s central plot, as Kevin fought against the intruders.—
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Just two good old-fashioned American spies, the Soviet Union, the Cold War and a lot of high jinks.—
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Rather than send the grieving widows back to the States, the head honchos decide to turn them into spies.—
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Hometown gossips and lonely girls to the front.—
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Internet gossips are increasingly spreading unfounded rumors that the couple is in distress.—
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“Buttinskies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttinskies. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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