binging
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of binging
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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Unlike disordered-eating behaviors like binging or purging, which often prompt concern or intervention, orthorexic actions are likely to be overlooked or even praised.
From Slate • May 25, 2025
After plucking up the courage to seek help, I was eventually diagnosed with anorexia nervosa with binging tendencies.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025
Me and my wife are slowly making it through some series we’re binging.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
Or back in the day, Soleimani — what is he binging on Funyuns?”
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024
He remembers once telling Volpe that he was binging on Kurt Vonnegut novels, “going through a Vonnegut stage.”
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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