Meaning

A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc..

Definitions by Sense

1. A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
2. (by extension) A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.
3. (transitive, intransitive, often with on) To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.

Example Sentences

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.

It’s nice to think that our bubble baths and personal time might have a larger political purpose (“Um, Foucault! I’m not just bingeing Netflix – I’m engaging in Platonic political philosophy in order to better serve others!”), but more often than not, our acts of self-care are simply acts of privilege.

([Jesse] Armstrong, by his own admission, binged episodes of the All-In podcast, which features prominent investors and Trump’s AI/crypto czar David Sacks.)

Word Forms

• binges
• bingeing
• binging
• binged

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