overshare
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7.8
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərˈʃɛr/
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exceso de información
- She realized that discussing her recent breakup was an embarrassing overshare at the dinner party.
I like the idea of authenticity without oversharing.
- I like the idea of authenticity without oversharing.
- But I think we could all learn to draw some lines between authenticity and oversharing, right?
- She's got brilliant sort of antennae about her oversharing and me under sharing and sort of holding quite a lot back inside me.
Examples
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When he started talking about his childhood fears, I thought it was an awkward overshare for such a casual gathering.
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- That's a bit of an overshare.
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Um... this is a massive overshare - for our new friend.
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Sorry, that was an overshare.
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Since Mondo's genuinely moving textile won him this challenge in season eight, it's become the Overshare Olympics.
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She is simply pointing out the ridiculous overshares.
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She's got brilliant sort of antennae about her oversharing and me under sharing and sort of holding quite a lot back inside me.
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I don't think it's any different from websites like Lamebook; it just focuses on parenting overshare.
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Beware of the "overshare." With so many hours in the workplace, it's tough not to veer into personal territory—a new pet, a child's soccer game, etc.—during everyday discussions.
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During the meeting, his comments about his personal life felt like an overshare that made everyone uncomfortable.
Synonyms
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4.1
Making secret or new information known to others
Making secret information known to other people
To tell people private or secret information
How Revealing
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Morphology
Etymology
Overshare comes from the two parts over ('too much') and share ('give' or 'tell'), like in overdo. So an overshare (the noun) is an act of telling too many personal details, often in a way that makes people uncomfortable.