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binge

[ binj ]

/ bɪndʒ /

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noun

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

verb (used without object), binged, bing·ing or binge·ing.

to have a binge: to binge on junk food.

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Origin of binge

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

SYNONYMS FOR binge

1 bender, blast, jag, tear, bust, toot; orgy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM binge

binger, noun

Words nearby binge

bindweed, bine, Binet, Binet-Simon scale, bing, binge, binge drinking, binge eating, binge eating disorder, Bingen, binge-purge syndrome

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Example sentences from the Web for binge

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Binge eating and purging does the same for someone with bulimia.
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A table creaking under the weight of a Christmas banquet, a classic celebration of binge eating and drinking.
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For men, excessive, or binge drinking, is defined as five or more drinks at one time, or more than 15 drinks during the week.
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But Attack on Titan deserves to be respected as more than just another beautiful, easy Netflix binge.
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Binge drinking then becomes associated with high status and the ‘cool’ students on campus.
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He turned east, northeast, east-by-north, like a compass on a binge.
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Goes on a binge, doesn't show up for work, so they fire him.
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I thought we were going to discuss this binge and decide what to do and all that sort of thing.
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When he said "payday" they both came back "binge," and when he said "man" they answered "woman!"
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But, returning to this binge for a moment, I don't see how it matters to you one way or the other.
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British Dictionary definitions for binge

binge

/ (bɪndʒ) /

noun informal

a bout of excessive eating or drinking

excessive indulgence in anythinga shopping binge

verb binges, bingeing, binging or binged (intr)

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

Word Origin for binge

C19: probably Lincolnshire dialect binge to soak

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with binge

binge

see go on, def. 9.

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