overtag

verb — 2 senses

overtag

verb

Etymology From over- + tag.

1

To place too many tags on.

  • But whatever the approach, all manufacturers are agreed that there can be a danger in overtagging a garment. "Too many tags — more than two — are often confusing and distracting to consumers." said Dick Harris of B.W Harris.1980, Men's Wear, volume 182:
2

To write a graffiti tag over another.

  • Behind him was gang-turf graffiti, elaborately spray-painted, transforming the wall into a billboard. One with a very clear message. The graffiti was pristine. That it had not been overtagged was a bold proclamation that the wall stood within undisputed territory.2012, Andrew Vachss, Blackjack: A Cross Novel, page 12:

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