over-celebrate

present singular third person over-celebrates · participle present over-celebrating · participle past over-celebrated · past over-celebrated

1. Alternative form of overcelebrate.
   1. To party too hard.

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

      2010, Leo Bruce, Case with 4 Clowns: A Sergeant Beef Mystery, →ISBN, page 132

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      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.

      2005, Carole I. Hardeway, Chasing the Moon - the Preparation, Volume One, →ISBN, page 4

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

      2010, Andrew Chia, Double Your Money, →ISBN

   2. To treat as more significant than is deserved.

      These last two have perhaps been over-celebrated.

      1857–1858, Oliver Wendell Holmes [Sr.], “(please specify the page)”, in The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson and Company, published 1858, →OCLC

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      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.

      2012, Irwin Altman, Erwin H. Zube, Public Places and Spaces, →ISBN, page 16

      Another important lesson is to not over-celebrate wins.

      2014, Joanie B. Connell, Flying without a Helicopter, →ISBN, page 49