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interlope

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Interlope (verb) means to interfere in someone else's business without being asked.

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To interfere in someone else's business without being asked.
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Etymology

First recorded in the early 17th century, likely a back-formation from interloper, or alternatively formed directly from inter- and lope (“leap, jump”) — literally “to jump in”.

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"interlope" (verb) means to interfere in someone else's business without being asked.
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