binge

1 of 2

noun

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
2
: a social gathering : party
… fancy-dress binges have always been my dish.P. G. Wodehouse

binge

2 of 2

verb

binged; bingeing or binging

intransitive verb

: 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
binger noun

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 Web
Noun
After going on a borrowing binge following the 2008 financial crisis to prop up growth, and then dealing with a costly pandemic, many localities are now struggling to meet daily spending needs, like paying civil servants. L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024 Read more Netflix’s Nobody Wants This and the Persistent Jewish Stereotype The Adam Brody and Kristen Bell rom-com series is a delightful binge, but veers into territory that's a bit too frustrating and predictable. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
But up until now, Season 7 had not been available to binge, outside of a limited window on Paramount+ that ended earlier this summer. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024 The risk is highest for those who drink heavily (defined as more than one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men) and those who binge drink. Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for binge 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

English dialect binge (to drink heavily)

First Known Use

Noun

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of binge was in 1854

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Cite this Entry

“Binge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binge. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

binge

noun
ˈbinj
1
: spree
2
: an act of consuming something (as food) to excess
binge verb
bingeable
ˈbin-jə-bəl
adjective

Medical Definition

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 bingedKathleen Ragsdale et al., Journal of Substance Use
The 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
binger noun

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