overshare

American  

[oh-ver-shair] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃɛər /

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.

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noun

1. an instance of this.

   Get ready for an overshare about his health problems.

Other Word Forms

• oversharer noun

Etymology

Origin of overshare

over- + share ¹

Example Sentences

That bizarre on camera overshare has been endlessly chronicled, and there’s no need for me to add anything more, except to say: Bruh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

“I would overshare — might name-drop first and last: ‘So this song is about…’”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

The ubiquity of social media — where people inflate their triumphs and occasionally overshare about their tragedies — has also inflated this tendency.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2022

I think that might have been an overshare.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller