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| back-seat driver |
a passenger who gives unsolicited advice about driving to the driver. |
| junk mail |
unsolicited mail, usu. in the form of advertisements or requests for monetary contributions. |
| kibitzer |
(informal) an observer who offers unsolicited or unwanted advice, esp. during a card game; meddler. [1/2 definitions] |
| nag1 |
to make continual complaints or criticisms; relentlessly offer unsolicited advice. [1/6 definitions] |
| sexual harassment |
the repeated making of unwanted and unsolicited sexual remarks, behaviors, or propositions, especially on the part of one in a position of authority and toward a person of lower status within the same organization, often a workplace. |
| uncalled-for |
unsolicited or unwanted. [1/2 definitions] |
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