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binge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /bɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From 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. Possibly inherited from Middle English *bengen, from Old English *benġan, from Proto-West Germanic *bangijan (“to press”), possibly related to *bangōn (“to bang”) and thus potentially cognate with Bavarian aufbenga (“to raise for processing”), Middle Low German bengen (“to evacuate, to force birth”, German Low German bängen, bengen, bingen), and possibly Middle Scots beynge, bynge (“to cringe”, Scots beenge), though the last could be a blend of bow (“to bow”) + crenge (“to cringe”). However, compare dialectal English beam and Scots beam, beene (“to cure leakage in a tub or barrel by soaking, thereby causing the wood to swell”), though these could be specialised developments of Old English bēam (“wood”), with variants in /n/ being due to influence from this word or assimilation before syncopated forms of the past tense suffix.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
binges Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

binge drinking · bingeful · binge-watching · binge drinker · binge viewing · binge-watch · binge eater · binge eating · binge-play · binge eat · archive binge · postbinge · binge flush · binge eating disorder · binge watch · binge-watcher · prebinge · binge-and-purge · binge-worthy · binge-watchable · binger · binge watching · binge-purge · bingeable

Synonyms

spree · debauch · bender · jag · toot

Translations (47)

es enviciada (short period of an activity done in excess) · ca gresca (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · de Besäufnis (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · tr çilingir sofrası (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · el κραιπάλη (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · ca afartament (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · fi mässäily (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · ca empatx (short period of an activity done in excess) · fi kännääminen (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · bg запой (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · es francachela (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · it sregolatezza (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · es atragantamiento (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · uk ви́пивка (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · uk пия́тика (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · es enviciamiento (short period of an activity done in excess) · es atracón (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · es comilona (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · sh pijanka (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · fi juopottelu (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · uk п'я́нка (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · tr alem (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · fi ryyppääminen (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · ca afartament (short period of an activity done in excess) · ro chef (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · de Gelage (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · mk пи́јанка (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · nl binge (short period of an activity done in excess) · de Saufgelage (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · sh пијанка (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · es atracón (short period of an activity done in excess) · de Trinkgelage (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · es botellón (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · it bisboccia (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · it gozzoviglia (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · ru пиру́шка (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · pt compulsão (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · nl binge (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · tr içki alemi (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · ro chiolhan (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · gd daorach (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · fi ryyppyputki (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · gl bebedela (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · nl zuippartij (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · ca empatx (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol) · fi putki (short period of an activity done in excess) · ru запо́й (short period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol)

binge en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /bɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From 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. Possibly inherited from Middle English *bengen, from Old English *benġan, from Proto-West Germanic *bangijan (“to press”), possibly related to *bangōn (“to bang”) and thus potentially cognate with Bavarian aufbenga (“to raise for processing”), Middle Low German bengen (“to evacuate, to force birth”, German Low German bängen, bengen, bingen), and possibly Middle Scots beynge, bynge (“to cringe”, Scots beenge), though the last could be a blend of bow (“to bow”) + crenge (“to cringe”). However, compare dialectal English beam and Scots beam, beene (“to cure leakage in a tub or barrel by soaking, thereby causing the wood to swell”), though these could be specialised developments of Old English bēam (“wood”), with variants in /n/ being due to influence from this word or assimilation before syncopated forms of the past tense suffix.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, often, transitive, with-on) To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.
    • I'm totally happy to binge when I'm not busy.
    • I binged on ice cream.
    • She'll binge an entire series on the weekend.
    • 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. 2017 January 12, Arwa Mahdawi, “Generation treat yo' self: the problem with 'self-care'”, in The Guardian:
    • ([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.) 2025 June 2, Adrian Horton, “Tech-bro satire Mountainhead is an insufferable disappointment”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bingeing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
binges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
binging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
binged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
binged Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

binge and purge

Translations (18)

fi ryypätä (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · es atragantar (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · fi mässäillä (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · ru объедаться (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · nl bingen (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · fi mässätä (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · cs nacpat se (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · es dársele por (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · ru переедать (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · es enviciarse con (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · es ponerse a (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · eo drinki (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · fi ahmia (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · fi juopotella (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · cs nalít se (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · it abbuffarsi (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · fi ylensyödä (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) · es atracarse (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption)