Crossword Dictionary

binge

noun

A period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.

verb

To have a binge.

SYNONYMS

bender, blast, jag, tear, bust, toot, orgy, spree

examples:

‘It’s the rare streaming-era show that doesn’t feel padded for binge viewing.’

‘He would watch what he ate and take long walks, only to fall behind on his medication and binge on sleeves of fun-size chocolate bars.’

‘Still, such events are likely to coincide with buying decisions, maybe even some binge shopping.’

‘The inability to do anything besides binge-watch entire seasons on Netflix.’

‘It turns out the family that binge-watches together may even stay together.’