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Present to my father. Message to my mother.
There are few things more annoying than a kitchen buddinsky.
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Present to my father. Message to my mother.
There are few things more annoying than a kitchen buddinsky.
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Is buddinsky the same as buttinskie? I guess we talk differently down south.
Posted by: bubba | December 29, 2004 08:47 PM
I think mine is just the NY accent spelling.
Posted by: michele | December 29, 2004 08:50 PM
Hmmm.. and I'd say buddinski. That's NJ accent spelling. ;)
Having a mother like that myself, I really, really want that apron...
Posted by: Kathy K | December 29, 2004 09:32 PM
Well, etymologically speaking, I think the root phrase "butt in" must survive all accents and the double "T" must remain intact. The "skee" portion is of secondary importance, and I think any reasonable spelling would suffice. However, I prefer the "ski" over any other alternatives I've seen.
Just my $.02 from an Alaska/California buttinski.
Posted by: Mark Aase | December 30, 2004 01:46 AM
Hah! American Heritage says this:
buttinsky or buttinski
n. Slang pl. butt.in.skies, also butt.in.skys or butt.in.skis
One who is prone to butting in; a meddler.
Posted by: Mark Aase | December 30, 2004 01:49 AM
And to think I thought it was a Ukraine thing...
Posted by: Mark | December 30, 2004 12:05 PM