Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

too much information

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English

Syllables
too -much in-for-ma-tion
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An expression indicating that someone has revealed information that is too personal and made the listener or reader uncomfortable.

Informal

intj

An expression indicating that someone has imparted an excessive amount of information that cannot be processed in a short amount of time.

Informal

intj

Introduces an expansion of a short answer with additional information that may be extraneous or unnecessary, hinting that it can be ignored if the short answer was sufficient.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

The expression was first shortened to "TMI" by former Wall Street Journal reporter Joseph Checkler circa 1988. It was not until the late 1990s however, that the term was popularized by online communities. See also TMI.

Usage

Phrases

I'll get my coat sharing violation trauma dump

Frequently Paired Words

I'll get my coat overshare sharing violation trauma dump

Synonyms

TMI

Questions

What does too much information mean?
An expression indicating that someone has revealed information that is too personal and made the listener or reader uncomfortable.
Where does too much information come from?
The expression was first shortened to "TMI" by former Wall Street Journal reporter Joseph Checkler circa 1988. It was not until the late 1990s however, that the term was popularized by online communities. See also TMI.

How to pronounce too much information

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