overshare

verb

over·​share ˌō-vər-ˈsher 

overshared; oversharing; overshares

transitive + intransitive

: to share or reveal too much information

Shakarian cautions students to not overshare information online, to create complex passwords and to only use secure networks.

—Emily Giordano

The sharing and discussion of emotion has always been heavily gendered and women who "overshare" details of their private lives have historically been maligned.

—Rachel Sykes

… [Rihanna] doesn't overshare her life on social media—despite having 60 million and 86 million followers on Instagram and Twitter respectively—and you never know who she's dating, despite who you see her with.

—Joshua Eferighe

In an exclusive Parents survey of more than 2,000 respondents, 79 percent said other parents overshare on social media – yet only 32 percent of us think we overshare ourselves … Of course, what's TMI in one parent's eyes may be just fine in another's.

—Mackenzie Dawson

It used to be rare for C.I.A. employees to recount their exploits, or grievances, in print. Now, they're oversharing as eagerly as the cast of "Jersey Shore."

—Alex Berenson

oversharer noun

plural oversharers

In this age of social media, it's kind of hard not to be an oversharer.

—Carina Hsieh

Fortunately, librarians are the original oversharers, and they've produced a body of literature—from blog posts to articles to books—to help you with your decision.

—Brian Kenney

Examples of overshare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While open communication about budgets can be beneficial, strike a balance to avoid oversharing or making others uncomfortable. —Bernadette Joy, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024

Having a larger point, a useful meaning, helps class up what could otherwise look like oversharing. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024

Remember how Kathy scolded Theresa multiple times last week for oversharing about her time with Gerry? —EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023

Ultimately, the biggest factor in Kahan’s leap to stardom might be the generation of terminally online, oversharing introverts that recognizes itself in his personality (both onstage and on social media) as well as in his lyrics. —Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024

Kat and Ciara seem close, though a lot of that is just Kat oversharing about her tumultuous relationship with her unseen boyfriend. —Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024

While there’s been a recent push to keep parents — particularly influencer parents — from oversharing and exploiting their children’s privacy online, these are generally the extreme cases. —Jared Bilski, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024

There are also reminders to set rules for respecting privacy, avoiding oversharing and setting rules for who to talk to online. —Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024

Stephen Colbert’s Appendix Travelogue Stephen Colbert carried on the great Late Show tradition of oversharing medical information. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above