binge

[binj]

noun

1. a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.

   Synonyms: orgy, toot, bust, tear, jag, blast, bender

verb (used without object)

binged, bingeing, binging. 

1. to have a binge.

   to binge on junk food.

binge

/ bɪndʒ /

noun

1. a bout of excessive eating or drinking

2. excessive indulgence in anything

   a shopping binge

verb

1. to indulge in a binge (esp of eating or drinking)

Other Word Forms

• binger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of binge¹

First recorded in 1850–55; dialectal (Lincolnshire) binge “to soak”; further origin unknown

Word History and Origins

Origin of binge¹

C19: probably Lincolnshire dialect binge to soak

Idioms and Phrases

see go on, def. 9.

Example Sentences

Did you binge it before you applied or before you went into the pods?

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Get yourself a salad from Goop, and really at this point, I’m probably on my couch trying to catch up on some binge TV with the lady and prepare for Monday.

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Stop reading now and don't come back until you've binged it.

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But they did point out to me that probably the majority of “The Office” fans have watched it on streaming, where they could binge the whole thing.

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She also urged people to eat sugar in moderation, rather than “restricting so much so that you binge on it later.”

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Related Words

• orgy