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binge

American  
[binj] / bɪndʒ /

noun

  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)

binged, bingeing, binging

  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.

Other Word Forms

  • binger noun

Etymology

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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Example Sentences

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The company embarked on an expensive recruiting binge last year for top AI talent, some of whom drew nine-figure paychecks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

We have also heard of patients binge eating, cross-dressing and recklessly investing - and others who pursued homosexual relationships for the first time.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Ryo Hisatsune rode a back-nine binge to an eight-under par 63 on Friday and a one-shot lead over fellow Japanese Hideki Matsuyama at the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Or you could binge “Ponies,” the light but watchable Cold War spy thriller that dropped in January.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Two years ago, Conner and I went on a classic movie binge.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.