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

He also assumes that Robin will jump at the chance of joining him on a binge of tourist spots, a notion Robin dismisses with disbelief bordering on disgust.

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And naturally, fans of the show are setting aside time to binge their way through a rewatch.

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I recently went on a binge of rewatching all of Christopher Guest’s films.

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If you happen to binge the seasons leading up to “Stranger Things” Season 5, this reversion may be jarring.

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When she got the script for the episode, Whitaker, who admits she “wasn’t a ‘Lord of the Rings’ girl growing up,” binged the movies, eager to pull off the antics in the scene.

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Related Words

• orgy