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

Recent Examples on the Web With her bold personality and a sharp grasp of social strategy from binge-watching every season of Survivor, she’s poised to outsmart her competition. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024 Instead, viewers binge-watched as two people fell in love and found a healthy and respectful way to communicate their needs. Dana Feldman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Whether you’re curled up on the couch, reading your favorite book, or binge-watching your go-to series, this blanket is your essential companion. Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024 Students can binge-watch for less with Hulu‘s exclusive savings. Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for binge-watch 

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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 21 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

binge-watch

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