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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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