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Tue Dec 02,2008,
17:58 GMT
Overshare is New Word of the Year
Posted by Hal
Hey everyone, I just found out - while having a pitch be turned down by a magazine editor - that "overshare" has been named word of the year by Webster's.
As they write:
overshare (verb): to divulge excessive personal information, as in a blog or broadcast interview, prompting reactions ranging from alarmed discomfort to approval.
Wow! Peep culture now has an offical verb! Below is the video Webster's released on YouTube and elsewhere in an attempt to overshare their selection of overshare as the word of the year.
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Overshare, well this is the first time I have ever heard of this new word. It’s actually cool, very usable, and perhaps will include it in my vocabulary often, as a lot of people in fact do overshare on everything. “You’re oversharing.” Hopefully that won’t run people the wrong way.
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Hey, I’m Hal Niedzviecki. I’m a writer/thinker who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with my wife and daughter. Up till now I’ve always considered myself a private person. But at the same time I’m fascinated by people who effortlessly open themselves up to the whole world. So I’ve… more...
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12:58
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Oh, you mean “overshare” is a bad thing …