Thread: What is OOO?
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Old Wed Apr 06, 2005, 09:10pm
Tim C Tim C is offline
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Actually,

The original definition of OOO was:

Over Officious Oaf

Therefore there is more credence in the definition if official is replaced. Actually the term is is just like saying "surrounded on all sides". (Credit: Edwin Newman in Strictly Speaking).

Maybe we could figger out how to place odiferious in the definition.

Officious is not a negative term when used alone.

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