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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.

Memory trick: 

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

Listen: Officious

 

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