over-the-top• His raptures over prettystrangers and their come-hither designer clothes were as over-the-top as his enthusiasm for a new cocktail.• All too often supposedly top officials turn highly entertaining games into a farce with over-the-topbookings.• Could it be the hystericalover-the-top camerawork, proving any amount of slow-motion and soft-focus still do not actually score as style.• She specializes in over-the-top satirical comedy.• It made me cringe at its over-the-topviolence.