binge

[binj]

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.

Origin of binge

First recorded in 1850–55; dial. (Lincolnshire) binge to soak < ?

Related formsbing·er, noun

Synonyms for binge

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

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Historical Examples of binger

The French explorer, Binger, in 1887 sought in vain for them.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV
John Lord
Binger states that the manati was the totem of the Mande group, to which perhaps belonged originally the Susu and the Dyula.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5
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British Dictionary definitions for binger

binge

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

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Word Origin and History for binger

binge

1854, "drinking bout," also (v.) "drink heavily, soak up alcohol;" dialectal use of binge "soak" (a wooden vessel). Noted originally as a Northampton dialect word. Sense extended c. World War I to include eating as well as drinking. Related: Binged; binging.

Idioms and Phrases with binger

binge

see go on, def. 9.