Definition of BINGE

binge

Plural: binges

Noun

  • any act of immoderate indulgence
    • "an emotional binge"
  • an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
  • A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
  • A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.

Verb

Verb Forms: binged, bingeing, binging, binges

  • To indulge in an activity or consumption without restraint.
  • overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
    • "The kids binged on ice cream"
  • To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.

Examples

  • I binged on ice cream.
  • I'm totally happy to binge when I'm not busy.
  • She decided to BINGE on a long session of Words With Friends, playing game after game.
  • She'll binge an entire series on the weekend.

Origin / Etymology

From Leicestershire and Northamptonshire dialect, binge (“to drink deeply", also "to soak, steep, drench", specifically "to swell a leaky wooden vessel by filling it with or plunging it into water”), of unknown origin. Compare dialectal English beene and beam (“to cure leakage in a tub or barrel by soaking, thereby causing the wood to swell”).

Scrabble Score: 8

binge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
binge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
binge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

binge: valid Words With Friends Word