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7/17/11

Today's word is Officious

Officious

Pronounced:
< Oh-Fish-Ish >

It means:
Offering unwanted help or advice.
Meddlesome

Daily use:
Stop giving me your officious advice.
I can choose my own tie.

Officious
Off (reminds of)  =  Back Off
icious (reminds of) = Vicious = Angry
Back Off + Angry  = Back off,  it is making me angry
Back off with your unwanted advice,  it is making me angry

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