binge

[binj] /bɪndʒ/
noun
1.
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
verb (used without object), binged, binging or bingeing.
2.
to have a binge:
to binge on junk food.
Origin
1850-55; dial. (Lincolnshire) binge to soak < ?
Related forms
binger, noun
Synonyms
1. bender, blast, jag, tear, bust, toot; orgy.
Examples from the web for binge
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  • Researchers had rats eat normal food, then binge on sugar and chocolate-flavored snacks.
  • College executives are right to be alarmed about binge drinking.
  • The incident could conceivably have been caused by binge drinking.
  • Then he'll have to construct another building, find more equipment, and go on another hiring binge.
  • While binge drinking remains high at colleges, it has dropped among people of the same age who do not attend college.
British Dictionary definitions for binge

binge

/bɪndʒ/
noun (informal)
1.
a bout of excessive eating or drinking
2.
excessive indulgence in anything: a shopping binge
verb (intransitive) binges, bingeing, binging, binged
3.
to indulge in a binge (esp of eating or drinking)
Word Origin
C19: probably Lincolnshire dialect binge to soak
Word Origin and History for binge
n.

1854, "drinking bout," also (v.) "drink heavily, soak up alcohol;" dialectal use of binge "soak" (a wooden vessel). Noted originally as a Northampton dialect word. Sense extended c. World War I to include eating as well as drinking. Related: Binged; binging.

Slang definitions & phrases for binge

binge

noun

A spree, esp a drunken spree; bat, bender: with the studios on an economy binge/ one last Ha¨agen-Dazs binge (mid-1800s+)

verb

To carouse; consume


Idioms and Phrases with binge

binge

see: go on , def. 9.