bingeing

[ bin-jing ]

noun

the act or habit of going on a binge, a usually brief period of excessive indulgence in something, as food, alcohol, TV viewing, etc.: She suggests you fill the fridge with easy-to-grab, healthy foods to cut down on holiday bingeing.

adjective

indulging excessively in something for a brief period, often habitually: It’s an article about how too many bingeing teenagers are drinking themselves into depression.

Origin of bingeing

First recorded in 1800–10; binge + -ing¹ for the noun; binge + -ing² for the adjective

The acclaimed Danish series Borgen, which imagines how the tenure of that country’s first female Prime Minister might look, would make a perfect binge during this period of regime change.
The New Class of Comfort TV: 16 Shows to Watch When You Run Out of Friends and The Office | Eliana Dockterman | February 10, 2021 | Time
And as bingeing becomes possible and commonplace, it's only natural that shows should start to take it into account.
‘Game of Thrones’: Weiss and Benioff on Getting Hooked | Andrew Romano | May 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

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