plural binges
1
: an unrestrained and often excessive indulgence
a buying/shopping binge
a weekend-long TV binge
especially
: an act of excessive or compulsive consumption (as of food or alcoholic beverages)
went on an eating/drinking binge
Meanwhile, the hangover cure pitches suggest that before every healthy New Year's resolution comes an unhealthy New Year's binge. —
M. Carrie Allan
see also binge drinking, binge eating, binge-watch
M. Carrie Allan 2
: a social gathering : party
… fancy-dress binges have always been my dish.—P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
binged; bingeing or binging
: to go on a binge
bingeing on beer and pretzels
Anorexics eat hardly anything while bulimics binge on large amounts of food, then purge themselves with laxatives or by vomiting or other means.—Jon Marcus
Jon MarcusSynonyms
Examples of binge in a Sentence
Noun
weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities
a shopping binge at the mall
Verb
a program designed to educate college students about the dangers of bingeing
Recent Examples on the WebAudrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
All 10 episodes of the season will debut in a binge drop on March 28.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Coatue, a hedge fund based in New York, had been on a binge in 2021, inking more than 150 VC deals that year, according to PitchBook data.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Her older daughter Harper also isn't a fan of the show, but her friends have given it a binge or two.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
The series is scheduled to premiere on March 20, 2024, with a binge drop of six episodes on KeyTV Network’s YouTube and Facebook channels.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
Apples Never Fall is that perfect binge that mixes all the elements of a New York Times best-selling book (by Liane Moriarty, in this case) with an appealing cast (Annette Bening, Sam Neill, Jake Lacy, Alison Brie…) and clever, edge-of-your-seat twists.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
Steven grew up Mormon in Utah, discovered drinking as a teenager, solidified his habit at college in Florida, and then tried to hide his dependency while becoming a rising star a theater director until his binges derailed his career.
—Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
Some companies are seeking to cut costs amid the rise in interest rates, while others are shedding workers after a hiring binge during the pandemic.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024
Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
The rest includes Canadian actors, creatives and crews increasingly helping make American TV series like The Handmaid’s Tale, The Boys and Star Trek: Discovery that TV viewers binge on north of the border at Hollywood production hubs in Toronto and Vancouver.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
That film sparked a fire with the youth of that day, a youth who grew up on hard, alternative rock, punk and metal, that binged on MTV and zines.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2024
They are largely driven by heavy, often binge drinking through much of pregnancy.
—Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 6 Mar. 2024
Youssef finds himself at the home of an old friend of his father’s, Uncle Sam, who is paranoid about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while giving refuge to his nephew Rocky, who came from Lebanon as a teen and binged on Rambo and Rocky films.
—Ellen Piligian, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
The slightest frustration, like hitting a couple of red lights in a row, might trigger a bingeing episode, Kirby recalled.
—Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
After watching companies repeatedly binge hire and fire, workers find any assurance of job security disingenuous.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Alexa is present, too, so users can control nearly everything with voice activation and even get weather updates or peep at their to-do lists while simultaneously munching on popcorn and binging a new series.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
Noun
Before, Kirby saw exercise exclusively as a way of purging from binges.
—Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
All 10 episodes of the season will debut in a binge drop on March 28.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Coatue, a hedge fund based in New York, had been on a binge in 2021, inking more than 150 VC deals that year, according to PitchBook data.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Her older daughter Harper also isn't a fan of the show, but her friends have given it a binge or two.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
The series is scheduled to premiere on March 20, 2024, with a binge drop of six episodes on KeyTV Network’s YouTube and Facebook channels.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
Apples Never Fall is that perfect binge that mixes all the elements of a New York Times best-selling book (by Liane Moriarty, in this case) with an appealing cast (Annette Bening, Sam Neill, Jake Lacy, Alison Brie…) and clever, edge-of-your-seat twists.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
Steven grew up Mormon in Utah, discovered drinking as a teenager, solidified his habit at college in Florida, and then tried to hide his dependency while becoming a rising star a theater director until his binges derailed his career.
—Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
Some companies are seeking to cut costs amid the rise in interest rates, while others are shedding workers after a hiring binge during the pandemic.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024
Verb
For booze bingeing, having an affair and loving horses — more than her family in the prosecutors' telling — and not being home enough for her child.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
The rest includes Canadian actors, creatives and crews increasingly helping make American TV series like The Handmaid’s Tale, The Boys and Star Trek: Discovery that TV viewers binge on north of the border at Hollywood production hubs in Toronto and Vancouver.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
That film sparked a fire with the youth of that day, a youth who grew up on hard, alternative rock, punk and metal, that binged on MTV and zines.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2024
They are largely driven by heavy, often binge drinking through much of pregnancy.
—Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 6 Mar. 2024
Youssef finds himself at the home of an old friend of his father’s, Uncle Sam, who is paranoid about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while giving refuge to his nephew Rocky, who came from Lebanon as a teen and binged on Rambo and Rocky films.
—Ellen Piligian, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
The slightest frustration, like hitting a couple of red lights in a row, might trigger a bingeing episode, Kirby recalled.
—Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
After watching companies repeatedly binge hire and fire, workers find any assurance of job security disingenuous.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Alexa is present, too, so users can control nearly everything with voice activation and even get weather updates or peep at their to-do lists while simultaneously munching on popcorn and binging a new series.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
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binge
1 of 2 noun
: an act of excessive or compulsive consumption especially of food or alcoholic beverages see also binge drinking, binge eating
binge
2 of 2 intransitive verb
binged; bingeing or binging
: to go on a binge
… as compared to males, females were more likely to have used alcohol in the past 30 days, but less likely to have binged …—Kathleen Ragsdale et al., Journal of Substance Use
Kathleen Ragsdale et al., Journal of Substance UseThe bulimic patient prefers to be alone when she binges, and she binges usually for between 15 minutes and a few hours.—L. K. George Hsu, Behavior Modification
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