overshare

[ oh-ver-shair ]

verb (used with or without object)

, o·ver·shared, o·ver·shar·ing,

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 Words From

• over·sharer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overshare¹

over- + share ¹

Example Sentences

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

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

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PY: I’m glad that you point this out because — this is probably an overshare — but as I was making this work, I was sort of dating somebody, and I was really trying to get to know this person and connect with them.

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

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Ballinger acknowledged her group chats and direct messages with fans in her sung statement, admitting that she had at times lacked “boundaries” and would “overshare details of my life, which was really weird of me.”

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