Meaning of over-celebrate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To party too hard.
2. To treat as more significant than is deserved.

Examples

“He DID drink on his off days, however, and since the diner had been closed for three days over the New Year's weekend, Tony had “over-celebrated” and was too hung over to come in.”

“Beef looked at me owlishly, and I thought for a moment that he, too, had over-celebrated.”

“We over-budgeted, overspent, over-celebrated, over-enjoyed and over-entertained our customers.”

“These last two have perhaps been over-celebrated.”

“J. B. Jackson (1985) continues to point out the peculiar quirk in our national character that causes us to over-celebrate individuality, and to thus minimize the role played by cities, towns, and work communities in the formation of American character, life, and landscape.”

“Another important lesson is to not over-celebrate wins.”

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