over stretch

[v. oh-ver-strech; n. oh-ver-strech, oh-ver-strech]

o·ver·stretch

[v. oh-ver-strech; n. oh-ver-strech, oh-ver-strech]
verb (used with object)
1.
to stretch excessively.
2.
to stretch or extend over.
noun
3.
an act or instance of overstretching.

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Over stretch is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English overstrecchen; see over-, stretch
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