over-egged

See also: overegged

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From the phrase over-egg the pudding; over- +‎ egged.

Adjective

over-egged (not comparable)

  1. Overly embellished or exaggerated.
    • 2016 March 24, Jon Henley, “The aggressive, outrageous, infuriating (and ingenious) rise of BrewDog”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 October 2026:
      He talks a mile a minute in wildly over-egged adjectives and mainly looks after the business side of BrewDog: money, marketing, strategy.

Etymology 2

    From over-egg + -ed.

    Verb

    over-egged

    1. simple past and past participle of over-egg
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