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TMI

Too much information. Said when someone overshares a personal detail.

ok tmi but my stomach has been weird all day

For parents and educators

Harmless. Teens often say it themselves before sharing something embarrassing.

Where it came from

Older slang that has been around since the 1990s.

Also heard as

tmi

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