Definition

1. Noun:

   • An occasion of excessive consumption: A "binge" is a short period during which someone does too much of a particular activity, especially eating or drinking, in an uncontrolled way.
   • An act of immoderate indulgence: It can also refer to any unrestrained, excessive involvement in an activity, often to cope with emotions.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To indulge in an activity to excess: To "binge" means to engage in an activity, especially eating or drinking, in a compulsive and excessive manner over a short period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • After the exam, he had a binge on pizza and ice cream.
  • The series was so good, I watched it in a single weekend binge.
  • Her shopping binge left her with a large credit card bill.

• Verb:

  • It's not healthy to binge on junk food.
  • Many people binge-watch their favorite shows.
  • He tends to binge when he's feeling stressed.

Advanced Usage

• "to go on a binge": to start a period of excessive indulgence.

  • After his diet ended, he went on a week-long binge.

• "binge and purge": a cycle associated with some eating disorders, involving overeating followed by deliberate vomiting or other compensatory behavior.

  • The clinic specializes in treating patients who binge and purge.

Variants and Related Words

• Binger (n): A person who binges.

  • He was a chronic binger on video games.

• Bingeing/Binging (n, gerund): The act or instance of bingeing.

  • Bingeing on sugar can lead to a energy crash.

• Binge-watch (v, compound): To watch multiple episodes of a television series in rapid succession.

  • We plan to binge-watch the entire new season tonight.

Synonyms

• Noun: Spree, orgy, bout, fling, excess.
• Verb: Overindulge, gorge, overeat, guzzle, splurge.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

• "Binge on": To consume an excessive amount of a specific thing.
  • She binged on chocolate during the holidays.

Related Idioms

• "Drinking binge": A period of heavy alcohol consumption.

  • His weekend drinking binge worried his friends.

• "Binge culture": A societal trend characterized by the consumption of large amounts of media or other products in a short time.

  • Streaming services have contributed to modern binge culture.

Noun

1. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
   • they went on a bust that lasted three days
2. any act of immoderate indulgence
   • an orgy of shopping
   • an emotional binge
   • a splurge of spending

Verb

1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
   • She stuffed herself at the dinner
   • The kids binged on ice cream