/bɪnd͡ʒ/
OriginFrom 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”).
- A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
- broadlyA compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.
- intransitive, often, transitive, with-onTo engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.
“I binged on ice cream.”
“She'll binge an entire series on the weekend.”
“I'm totally happy to binge when I'm not busy.”
Formsbinges(plural) · binges(present, singular, third-person) · bingeing(participle, present) · binging(participle, present) · binged(participle, past) · binged(past)