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binge

American  
[binj] / bɪndʒ /

noun

binges plural
  1. a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.

    Synonyms:
    orgy, toot, bust, tear, jag, blast, bender

verb (used without object)

binges, present (3rd person singular) binged, past participle, past bingeing, present participle binging present participle
  1. to have a binge.

    to binge on junk food.

binge British  
/ bɪndʒ /

noun

  1. a bout of excessive eating or drinking

  2. excessive indulgence in anything

    a shopping binge

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to indulge in a binge (esp of eating or drinking)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
binge Idioms  
  1. see go on, def. 9.


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Origin of binge

First recorded in 1850–55; dialectal (Lincolnshire) binge “to soak”; further origin unknown

Explanation

A binge is a brief period of doing something excessively. You might celebrate your birthday by indulging in a banana cream pie binge if that's your very favorite dessert. Binge rhymes with fringe. If you give in to your urges and really indulge yourself, you binge on something, whether it's candy, video games, or shopping. There's an implied sense in the word binge that you're doing too much of something that isn't very good for you in the first place. Binge is also a verb, as in people who binge on television, watching show after show.

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While big tech’s borrowing binge has raised comparisons to previous credit booms that went bust, a key difference is that many of the companies now involved are hugely profitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Streaming too has increased the reach of her shows, but she’s personally torn about the binge model.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

An even bigger burden on budgets is the seemingly intractable increase in interest expense from the past borrowing binge.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Most platforms try to get around this by creating and showcasing hundreds of shows to binge on.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

He is all these things; but he is also like an apple, after a prolonged and gluttonous binge.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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