binge-watch

verb

ˈbinj-ˌwäch 

-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

My teenagers coped their way—sleeping late, scrolling phones, binge-watching trashy reality shows. —Debbie Koristz, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025

Whether a user is binge-watching TV, making video calls, live streaming, recording videos or just taking selfies, the MagFlip Magnetic Wallet is also a steady support. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

So stop ordering takeout and binge-watching TV alone and try to put yourself out there. —Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 June 2025

Summer is the perfect time to rest, relax, and, of course, binge-watch some great shows and movies. —Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for binge-watch

• butterscotch
• boche
• botch
• brough
• crotch
• gotch
• notch
• rotch
• scotch
• swatch
• watch
• hopscotch

Kids Definition

binge-watch

verb

: to watch many episodes of a program in rapid succession