TMI

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Also tmi . too much information: used as a response to an inappropriate disclosure of personal information, or as a reaction to an overload of information: Her pregnancy updates are TMI.

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Words nearby TMI

Tm, T-man, T-maze, TMC, tmesis, TMI, TMJ, TMO, TMS, TMT, TMV

How to use TMI in a sentence

Well, be careful what you wish for, because I find watching this show like a TMI speedball.
‘LA Shrinks’: A Television Writer Discovers His Shrink Is on a Bravo Reality Show|Mike Chessler|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In a true moment of TMI, Dash shared with Williams her penchant for sleeping with potential husbands on the first date.
Why Stacey Dash’s Looks—Not Her Race—Matter in Her Romney Endorsement|Allison Samuels|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So the 40-year-old father of four took a job pushing a broom at TMI in 1976.
A Nuclear Meltdown Survivor Story|Tony Doukopil|March 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Facebook users who over-share often get accused of “TMI,” or “too much information.”
The 'Where's Waldo' Bank Robber|Winston Ross|September 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST

How to Be Inappropriateby Daniel Nester A TMI compendia of inappropriate and humorous nonfiction.
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|November 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for TMI

TMI

abbreviation for

too much information: an expression of distaste or boredom at the information being offered

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012