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splurge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/splɜːd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/splɝd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Possibly from a blend of splash + surge, originally US. According to the OED, onomatopoeic.

Meanings

(informal) An extravagant or ostentatious display.
(informal) An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
splurges	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

splurchase · splurgy · splurger

Translations (22)

de Protz (extravagant or ostentatious display) · bg фукане (extravagant or ostentatious display) · cs rozhazování (extravagant indulgence) · fi tuhlaus (extravagant indulgence) · ru выставление напоказ (extravagant indulgence) · de Prassen (extravagant indulgence) · es derroche (extravagant indulgence) · de Protzen (extravagant or ostentatious display) · de Angeberei (extravagant or ostentatious display) · de Verschwendung (extravagant indulgence) · bg перчене (extravagant or ostentatious display) · fi tuhlailu (extravagant indulgence) · ru хвастливая демонстра́ция (extravagant indulgence) · fi törsäys (extravagant indulgence) · fi törsäily (extravagant indulgence) · fi pröystäily (extravagant or ostentatious display) · tr gösteriş (extravagant indulgence) · cs utrácení (extravagant indulgence) · de Protzerei (extravagant or ostentatious display) · de verschwenderisches Ausgeben (extravagant indulgence) · de Geldverjubeln (extravagant indulgence) · es ostentación (extravagant indulgence)

splurge en · VERB

Pronunciation

/splɜːd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/splɝd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
(US) audio
(Australia) audio

Etymology

Possibly from a blend of splash + surge, originally US. According to the OED, onomatopoeic.

Meanings

(ambitransitive, informal) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.
- "And boy," he splurged, "we are filming a peach, a pip and a wow! Is it a knockout? Oh, baby! A prize-fight picture entitled 'The Honor of the Champion,' starring Reginald Van Veer, with Honey Precious for the herowine. Boy, will it pack the theayters!" 1930, Robert E. Howard, Sailors' Grudge:
- She waited a moment, quivering with the expectation of her husband's answer; then, as none came except the silent darkening of his face, she walked to the door and turned round to fling back: "Of course you can do what you like with your own house, and make any arrangements that suit your family, without consulting me; but you needn't think I'm ever going back to live in that stuffy little hole, with Hubert and his wife splurging round on top of our heads!" 1913, Edith Wharton, “Chapter XXXVIII”, in The Custom of the Country:
- But the steamboats come in their time ; and I am sure that I address a large crowd of sympathizing auditors, now that I come to speak of the magnificent old "Fanny," spluttering and paddling, and splurging up to the little wharf under the lea of Peppers Hill, where the pine wood lay piled in fabulous quantities. 1884, Donald Grant Mitchell, Bound Together, A Sheaf of Papers/Norwich, 1659-1859, Norwich:
- The tomato sauce was splurged all over the chips.
(ambitransitive, informal) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money.
- I could see Schultz think, and revive, and splurge with his bets again. 1912, Jack London, The House of Pride:
- Fans flew across the country, stayed in hotels, ate meals out, and splurged on everything from sweatshirts to limited-edition vinyl, with the average Eras attendee reportedly spending nearly $1,300. 2023 December 6, Sam Lansky, “Person of Year 2023 : Taylor Swift”, in Time, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2023:
- They decided to splurge on the biggest banana split for dessert.
(informal, intransitive) To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
splurges	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
splurging	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
splurged	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
splurged	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Synonyms

splash out

Translations (31)

sv slå på stort (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · fi puuskahtaa (to flow or move in rush) · es chorrear (to flow or move in rush) · pt esbanjar (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · ru транжирить (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · fr flamber (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · gl desbaldir (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · nan 大出手 (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · sv frossa (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · ru хлынуть (to flow or move in rush) · bg харча безразсъдно (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · fi roiskua (to flow or move in rush) · cs rozšoupnout se (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · fi roiskia (to flow or move in rush) · fr claquer (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · fi törsätä (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · de verschwenden (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · de ergießen (to flow or move in rush) · es derrochar (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · tr dökmek (to flow or move in rush) · de prassen (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · arz يبعزق (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · cs rozhazovat (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · pl przepuszczać (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · io spensegar (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · fi ryntäillä (to flow or move in rush) · fi tuhlailla (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · de verprassen (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · tr saçmak (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · fi tuhlata (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) · ru тра́тить де́ньги (to spend lavishly or extravagantly)