binge drinking
a usually brief period or bout of excessive alcohol consumption.
Origin of binge drinking
1Other words from binge drinking
- binge drinker, noun
Words Nearby binge drinking
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How to use binge drinking in a sentence
Studies have found higher rates of binge drinking and alcoholism, and some state coroners have reported a sharp increase in alcohol-related deaths during the pandemic.
States rushed to loosen alcohol laws in the pandemic. Heavy drinking went up, some studies say. | Kimberly Kindy | December 20, 2021 | Washington PostLike cigarettes and lung cancer, or binge drinking and a hangover, racial injustice and the legacy of colonialism are in fact inextricably linked with climate change.
For men, excessive, or binge drinking, is defined as five or more drinks at one time, or more than 15 drinks during the week.
Americans Drink Too Much, But We’re Not All Alcoholics | Gabrielle Glaser | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTbinge drinking then becomes associated with high status and the ‘cool’ students on campus.
An upcoming study shows that the more you engage in binge drinking, the higher your social status.
The crack-smoking, binge-drinking mayor of Toronto seems to think his drug use is purely a personal problem.
To that end, she has mastered the art of civilized binge-drinking.
British Dictionary definitions for binge drinking
the practice of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol regularly
Derived forms of binge drinking
- binge drinker, noun
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