overcelebrate

Verb

overcelebrate (third-person singular simple present overcelebrates, present participle overcelebrating, simple past and past participle overcelebrated)

1. To overindulge in activities that celebrate something; to party too hard.
   • As you can see, I've overcelebrated the holidays.1989, No easy place to be, page 114
   • Maggie took the wheel of the Spyder for the trip home, Paul having overcelebrated the victory.1997, Tony Chiu, Positive Match, →ISBN, page 124
2. To treat as more significant or praiseworthy than is deserved.
   • According to Conradt (2001), The simple lesson to be learned from the whale trainers is to overcelebrate. Make a big deal out of the good and little stuff that we want consistently.2004, Marilyn L. Grady, 20 Biggest Mistakes Principals Make and How to Avoid Them, →ISBN, page 5
   • There is a highly competitive and emulous scramble to find the Next Big Thing in prostate cancer, and that is invariably accompanied by a tendency to overcelebrate breakthroughs and vastly exaggerate triumphs2013, Jack McCallum, The Prostate Monologues, →ISBN