Everyday Real-Life Stage 1 · Recognition
TMI
ti-em-ai
Too Much Information
🗣️ How to say it
Said as English letters: tee-em-eye.
📊 Meaning spectrum
oversharing →more than I asked →unnecessary detail
💬 When to use it
Use it to flag your own oversharing, or to (jokingly) tell a friend they've said more than needed.
TMI인데 나 어제 3시간밖에 못 잤어. 🔊
TMI, but I only slept 3 hours last night.
🧠 Culture note
Borrowed straight from English, now used as a normal Korean word — often as a self-aware prefix before oversharing something, which is actually a very Korean twist on the English original.
✅ Use it / ❌ Don't
✅ Prefacing a slightly-too-personal story to a friend
❌ In a job interview
🎯 Quick quiz
What does TMI mean?