binge

Meaning

Noun

1. A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
2. A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.

Verb

To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.

Synonyms

spree

stuff

tear

carouse

engorge

gorge

orgy

scarf out

bust

splurge

ingurgitate

overgorge

overindulge

bout

fun

booze-up

pig out

glut

drinking-bout

satiate

carnival

gormandize

carousal

merrymaking

overeat

englut

gormandise

gourmandize

toot

tuck away

trend

tuck in

Turk

vogue

whoopee

wolf

🐺

fress

melopeia

booze-up

bendere

bandwagon

drubg

bash

batter

bender

blowout

booze

burst

craze

devour

drinking

feast

festival

festivity

fling

furore

gluttonize

gobble

gobble up

good time

indigestion

overeating

overindulgence

pig

🐖

put away

raven

razzle-dazzle

revel

romp

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Cognate with English: beene

In summary

From Leicestershire and Northamptonshire dialect, binge (“to soak”), 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”).