overshare
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Etymology edit
Verb edit
overshare (third-person singular simple present overshares, present participle oversharing, simple past and past participle overshared)
- To share too much or in excess.
- To offer inappropriate disclosure concerning one's personal life to others, now especially on social media.
- 2007, Carol Culver, Manderley Prep, page 25:
- "I've been told by certain people that I have a tendency to overshare with strangers. I hope I haven't bored you with the details of my life.
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to offer inappropriate disclosure
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Noun edit
overshare (plural overshares)
- An instance of sharing or divulging too much.
- 2019, Management Association, Information Resources, Cyber Law, Privacy, and Security, page 635:
- In light-hearted cases, the response to an overshare may be the collective online “Ewwww!” and some online needling.