Something (Whether it be a Movie, Band, Song, etc.) that gets more credit and fame than it necessary. I find it sad when someone uses this website to trashtalk a band (Master Shake and GnR). It's even sadder when he and his friend are the only people to give his definition thumbs up.
Nirvana is an overrated band.
Gangsta Rap is an overrated music genre.
Master Shake is an overrated human being.
Here are some examples of things that AREN'T overrated:
Slash is NOT overrated.
Guns N' Roses are NOT overrated.
Gangsta Rap is an overrated music genre.
Master Shake is an overrated human being.
Here are some examples of things that AREN'T overrated:
Slash is NOT overrated.
Guns N' Roses are NOT overrated.
by TeaBagMaster July 14, 2005

Slash is over-fucking-rated!!!!!!
Infact nobody has ever been more overrated in the whol history of life on earth.
Infact nobody has ever been more overrated in the whol history of life on earth.
by Master Shake January 14, 2005

A word used (often incorrectly) by pretentious hipster snot bags to describe something or someone they don't care for, especially when they are describing something that is extremely popular or well known (such as The Beatles or Batman). Usually they use the word to sound cool and edgy, when really they sound like a giant asshole.
What "overrated" actually means is something is more highly appraised than it should be, which isn't necessarily bad.
What "overrated" actually means is something is more highly appraised than it should be, which isn't necessarily bad.
Garret: Man, I hate the fucking Beatles! They're so fucking overrated!
Sam: Really? Are you saying that just because you don't like their music? I don't think you understand what that word means.
Sam: Really? Are you saying that just because you don't like their music? I don't think you understand what that word means.
by heyitscarly28 April 28, 2014

When something becomes overly popular and attains a fandom or fanboys/girls, who proceed to claim it is better than it actually is, to the point of utter retardation. A certain way to make something overrated is to have ignorant people embrace it, who will then employ all their ignorant and illogical might to defend it being questioned by anyone with a logical sense.
Examples of tings that have become Overrated as a cause of extreme and unjust popularity:
-Naruto
-Jesus
-Tyrannosaurus rex
-Starcraft
-Blizzard
-Muhammed
-Mother Theresa
-Naruto
-Jesus
-Tyrannosaurus rex
-Starcraft
-Blizzard
-Muhammed
-Mother Theresa
by Shut-up-dumbasses February 21, 2010

Chili's are the best on that list and do deserve some of the credit they receive.But I just "HATE" when bands are grossly overrated.
by yo mama October 27, 2004

a word people say out of ignorance because "people like something too much". aka its good but you're wrong for liking it
by IrishSnitch October 9, 2016

Something that is important to many people. But, similar to the telephone game- “something” starts as a simple idea, but transforms into something different, or new. Many people are involved; the thing has lost its originality. What began as a simple idea has changed and now it’s just overrated.
I don’t like holidays. They are overrated.
by letYourlightShine May 3, 2020
