pig-out

[pig-out]

noun

Slang.

1. an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge.

pig out

verb

1. slang,  (intr, adverb) to gorge oneself

Word History and Origins

Origin of pig out¹

First recorded in 1975–80; noun use of verb phrase pig out

Idioms and Phrases

Eat ravenously, gorge oneself, as in The kids pigged out on the candy they had collected on Halloween. [Slang; early 1970s]