binge
English Edit
Etymology Edit
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”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
binge (plural binges)
- A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
- (by extension) A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.
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Translations Edit
short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol
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short period of an activity done in excess
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Verb Edit
binge (third-person singular simple present binges, present participle binging or bingeing, simple past and past participle binged)
- To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
- I binged on ice cream.
- 2017 January 12, Arwa Mahdawi, “Generation treat yo' self: the problem with 'self-care'”, in The Guardian[1]:
- 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.
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
to engage in a short period of excessive consumption
References Edit
- Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary[2], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 269
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Noun Edit
binge c
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | binge | bingen | bingar | bingarna |
Genitive | binges | bingens | bingars | bingarnas |