binge

American  

[binj] / bɪndʒ /

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

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verb (used without object)

binged, bingeing, binging

1. to have a binge.

   to binge on junk food.

binge British  

/ bɪndʒ /

noun

1. a bout of excessive eating or drinking

2. excessive indulgence in anything

   a shopping binge

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verb

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

binge Idioms  

1. see go on, def. 9.

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Other Word Forms

• binger noun

Etymology

Origin of binge

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

Example Sentences

“No sense feeling strapped after this buying binge.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The rest of Meta’s shareholders must now weigh how long the AI building binge can last if Meta can no longer pay for it without continually tapping the debt markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

We have also heard of patients binge eating, cross-dressing and recklessly investing - and others who pursued homosexual relationships for the first time.

From BBC

"I'm sure I said that I've been addicted to a Netflix show when I binged it really late one night, but I don't think it's the same thing as clinical addiction," he added.

From Barron's

After bingeing on labor during the pandemic, many corporations are slimming down as they face economic uncertainty and threats from AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• orgy