"over-egg" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2017 December 22, Laura Cappelle, “2 French Playwrights Reclaim Their Works, Bringing Them Home”, in New York Times",
          "text": "The men fare less well: The husbands of both sisters overegg their Russian accents, with Jakob Öhrman, as the boisterous Pavel, left to utter inanities including, “The truth is in my alcoholism.”",
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          "text": "Janis Joplin sounds unerringly like Ray Stevens’ Bridget the Midget in places. While Raise Your Hand is a pretty undeniable Stax-on-helium workout, her version of the Bee Gees’ To Love Somebody is overegged.",
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