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

Occasionally using it as deal currency, he oversaw a massive $78 billion buyback binge for almost 13% of its shares that ended two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Part Jason Bourne, part “Scenes From a Marriage,” it’s a quick and intense binge.

From MarketWatch

“No sense feeling strapped after this buying binge.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The rest of Meta’s shareholders must now weigh how long the AI building binge can last if Meta can no longer pay for it without continually tapping the debt markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• orgy