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

Four spacious cabinets keep all your binge-watching essentials sorted, while cable management cut-outs keep the focus on your decor, not the array of cords. —Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026

This is a fun, fast-paced, and entertaining binge-watch. —Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Winter often means more time spent indoors—relaxing on the sofa, hosting cozy gatherings, and binge-watching your favorite show. —Cori Sears, The Spruce, 2 Jan. 2026

For some of us, binge-watching Emily in Paris each December has become a holiday tradition, up there with decorating the tree and avoiding family members' invasive questions. —Sam Reed, Glamour, 28 Dec. 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