binge-watch

verb

ˈbinj-ˌwäch How to pronounce binge-watch (audio)
-ˌwȯch
binge-watched; binge-watching; binge-watches

transitive verb

: to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) in rapid succession
Even those of us who have bundled TV and broadband-Internet subscriptions from telephone or cable companies increasingly use them to binge-watch Netflix shows like Orange Is the New Black on an iPad … rather than flip through 500 channels to find nothing on.Rana Foroohar

Examples of binge-watch in a Sentence

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Additionally, viewers can binge-watch all previous episodes on STARZ. Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025 The book offers ample insight into the daily transactions and tussles between the authorities and the inmates, and the show adapts them in an engaging manner making for a great binge-watch session. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 On Tuesday, the case seeking $81 million went to trial in Riverside, California and a set of jurors received a binge-watching assignment as part of their duties. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025 Replace Emotional Numbing With Mindfulness Emotional numbing as a coping mechanism often manifests as distractions like binge-watching TV, overeating or endless scrolling on social media. Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for binge-watch 

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of binge-watch was in 2003

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“Binge-watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binge-watch. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

binge-watch

verb
: to watch many episodes of a program in rapid succession
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