binge

¹binge

noun \ˈbinj\

Definition of BINGE

1

a : a drunken revel : spree b : an unrestrained and often excessive indulgence <a buying binge> c : an act of excessive or compulsive consumption (as of food)

2

: a social gathering : party

Examples of BINGE

1. <weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities>
2. <a shopping binge at the mall>

Origin of BINGE

English dialect binge (to drink heavily)

First Known Use: 1854

Related to BINGE

Synonyms: bender, carouse, bust, carousal, drunk, jamboree, spree, toot, wassail

Related Words: blowout, kegger (also keg party); bacchanalia, orgy, revel, revelry; bibbery, bibulousness, drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, jag, tipsiness

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Rhymes with BINGE

cringe, dinge, fringe, hinge, singe, springe, swinge, tinge, twinge, whinge