binge

American  

[binj] / bɪndʒ /

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

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verb (used without object)

binged, bingeing, binging

1. to have a binge.

   to binge on junk food.

binge British  

/ bɪndʒ /

noun

1. a bout of excessive eating or drinking

2. excessive indulgence in anything

   a shopping binge

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verb

1. to indulge in a binge (esp of eating or drinking)

binge Idioms  

1. see go on, def. 9.

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Other Word Forms

• binger noun

Etymology

Origin of binge

First recorded in 1850–55; dialectal (Lincolnshire) binge “to soak”; further origin unknown

Example Sentences

That’s no big deal if you’re going to binge movies or TV shows for hours or snooze the flight away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

All eight episodes premiere at once, the better to binge them, and having stayed up until 2 a.m. doing just that, I can tell you it’s not hard, and hard not to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

We have also heard of patients binge eating, cross-dressing and recklessly investing - and others who pursued homosexual relationships for the first time.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Over last summer, Meta went on a hiring binge, reportedly offering nine-figure, multiyear pay packages to many of the best AI researchers in the world.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

It was a tradition in our house to binge on bad disaster movies instead of football or parades.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Related Words

• orgy