binge drinking

American  

noun

1. a usually brief period or bout of excessive alcohol consumption.

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binge drinking British  

noun

1. the practice of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol regularly

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Other Word Forms

• binge drinker noun

Etymology

Origin of binge drinking

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

"For women, we find consistently higher risk even without binge drinking. I wasn't expecting these results among women in this lower age group because we usually see increased risk for heart disease among older women. It was definitely surprising."

From Science Daily

Binge drinking — typically defined as five or more drinks for men in about two hours, and four or more for women — has also been suggested as a possible driver.

From Seattle Times

They have argued that the French don’t need more sobriety because they aren’t into binge drinking anyway and they have already sufficiently lowered their per capita wine consumption to just four times the U.S. average.

From Washington Post

It also seemed unlikely that Apple would time the release of a new phone color for what is more or less an unofficial binge drinking holiday in this country, but I conceded that it was possible, given the mid-March timing.

From The Verge

Additionally, binge drinking that increased 26% between February and April 2020 only jumped further, to 30%, between February and November.

From Fox News