👉 Overripeness in linguistics refers to a linguistic phenomenon where a word or phrase is perceived as being longer than it actually is due to its relative position within a sentence. This can occur when the word or phrase is placed at the end of another word, such as "over" (as in "the overcoat") or "over" (as in "over the moon"). The effect is that the length of the word or phrase becomes exaggerated, making it appear longer than it actually is