overshare

[oh-ver-shair]

verb (used with or without object)

overshared, oversharing 

1. to disclose too much (personal information) or too many (details) about oneself.

   She overshared about her new boyfriend today, and we were both embarrassed.

noun

1. an instance of this.

   Get ready for an overshare about his health problems.

Other Word Forms

• oversharer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overshare¹

over- + share ¹

Example Sentences

Jim Winters, head of economic crime at Nationwide, urged people not to overshare images, particularly with someone they had never met.

From BBC

In one moment of affectionate overshare, she said: "My husband was a goer, y'know... ooh, he was a goer that man!"

From BBC

Despite being comfortable with vulnerability and having a tendency at times to overshare, I went in to “Undersigned” with trepidation.

From Los Angeles Times

Sources said the 2022 studio ban was also related to Marciano’s “tendency to ‘overshare’ information with female staffers,” the Daily Beast reported.

From Los Angeles Times

“This causes many audience members to overshare to her during crowd work, which makes it even better.”

From Los Angeles Times