plural binges
1
: an unrestrained and often excessive indulgence
a buying/shopping binge
a weekend-long TV binge
especially
: an act of excessive or compulsive consumption (as of food or alcoholic beverages)
went on an eating/drinking binge
Meanwhile, the hangover cure pitches suggest that before every healthy New Year's resolution comes an unhealthy New Year's binge. —
M. Carrie Allan
see also binge drinking, binge eating, binge-watch
M. Carrie Allan 2
: a social gathering : party
… fancy-dress binges have always been my dish.—P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
binged; bingeing or binging
: to go on a binge
bingeing on beer and pretzels
Anorexics eat hardly anything while bulimics binge on large amounts of food, then purge themselves with laxatives or by vomiting or other means.—Jon Marcus
Jon MarcusSynonyms
Examples of binge in a Sentence
Noun
weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities
a shopping binge at the mall
Verb
a program designed to educate college students about the dangers of bingeing
Recent Examples on the Web
Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Thankfully, The Lincoln Lawyer got to air all of season 3 in one big binge, rather than season 2 which was split up in Netflix’s annoying new release pattern.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Those mega viewership numbers were likely fueled by audiences binging their way through the series and, though there’s been a decline in viewership, this week’s performance indicates that a significant number of people are still finding their way to the series.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
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Noun
What’s more, the same Marvel source said there’s a chance some viewers put off watching Agatha until all episodes were released on Halloween eve, turning the series into a spooky-season binge.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Thankfully, The Lincoln Lawyer got to air all of season 3 in one big binge, rather than season 2 which was split up in Netflix’s annoying new release pattern.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
So when will fans be able to binge the rest of the series (and learn what really happened in that final scene)?
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Those mega viewership numbers were likely fueled by audiences binging their way through the series and, though there’s been a decline in viewership, this week’s performance indicates that a significant number of people are still finding their way to the series.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Binge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binge. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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binge
1 of 2 noun
: an act of excessive or compulsive consumption especially of food or alcoholic beverages see also binge drinking, binge eating
binge
2 of 2 intransitive verb
binged; bingeing or binging
: to go on a binge
… as compared to males, females were more likely to have used alcohol in the past 30 days, but less likely to have binged …—Kathleen Ragsdale et al., Journal of Substance Use
Kathleen Ragsdale et al., Journal of Substance UseThe bulimic patient prefers to be alone when she binges, and she binges usually for between 15 minutes and a few hours.—L. K. George Hsu, Behavior Modification
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