bingeing

or bing·ing

[ bin-jing ]

noun

1. the act or habit of going on a binge, a usually brief period of excessive indulgence in something, as food, alcohol, TV viewing, etc.:

   She suggests you fill the fridge with easy-to-grab, healthy foods to cut down on holiday bingeing.

adjective

1. indulging excessively in something for a brief period, often habitually:

   It’s an article about how too many bingeing teenagers are drinking themselves into depression.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bingeing¹

First recorded in 1800–10; binge + -ing ¹ for the noun; binge + -ing ² for the adjective

Example Sentences

The acclaimed Danish series Borgen, which imagines how the tenure of that country’s first female Prime Minister might look, would make a perfect binge during this period of regime change.

From Time

And as bingeing becomes possible and commonplace, it's only natural that shows should start to take it into account.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• binging
• gorging
• gorging on
• pigging out
• stuffing oneself