binge-watch

verb

ˈbinj-ˌwäch How to pronounce binge-watch (audio)
-ˌwȯch
binge-watched; binge-watching; binge-watches

transitive verb

: to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) in rapid succession
Even those of us who have bundled TV and broadband-Internet subscriptions from telephone or cable companies increasingly use them to binge-watch Netflix shows like Orange Is the New Black on an iPad … rather than flip through 500 channels to find nothing on.Rana Foroohar

Examples of binge-watch in a Sentence

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At a Glance: How to Stream The Chosen Season Five Online How to Stream The Chosen Season Five Online for Free Non-Prime members can join Amazon Prime for free with a 30-day trial, allowing new customers to stream all eight episodes of the upcoming season, plus binge-watch past seasons, at no cost. Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025 The annual holiday celebrating all things dad is a great day to spend barbecuing, going to a ball game or just hanging out on the couch with the old man, binge-watching a show that has his very same vibes. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 14 June 2025 Be strategic with your time and cut off the things that don’t serve your career right now (like watching TV, binge-watching Netflix, or playing video games endlessly). Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 Many men choose to recover while binge-watching football or even their favorite show. Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for binge-watch

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of binge-watch was in 2003

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“Binge-watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binge-watch. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

binge-watch

verb
: to watch many episodes of a program in rapid succession
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