'Overshare' wins word of the year 2014 title

London: The word 'overshare' has been announced as Chambers Dictionary's word of the year 2014.

"Overshare," which means "to be unacceptably forthcoming with information about one's personal life," topped a shortlist compiled by the Chambers editorial board, which included "bashtag," defined as "a hashtag used for critical or abusive comments," and "digital native," a person who has learned to use computers as a child, the Guardian reported.

David Swarbrick, editorial director at Chambers, says the team "debated for weeks" to come up with its eventual choice because some words were more celebratory and others more exacting, but 'overshare' won because it was pointedly relevant to so many of the other words that were considered.

Swarbrick added that the word, which is "beautifully British," was also special because, in the best Chambers tradition, it came with a hint of understatement and there is nothing aggressive or in-your-face about it.

Swarbrick continued that it's subtle, yet devastating and a put-down few would want lay at their door.