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splurge
[ splurj ]
verb (used without object)
- to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one:
They splurged on a trip to Europe.
- to show off.
verb (used with object)
- to spend (money) lavishly or ostentatiously:
He splurged thousands on the party.
noun
- an ostentatious display, especially an extravagantly expensive one.
Synonyms: spree, indulgence
splurge
/ splɜːdʒ /
noun
- an ostentatious display, esp of wealth
- a bout of unrestrained extravagance
verb
- often foll by on to spend (money) unrestrainedly or extravagantly
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Other Words From
- splurgi·ly adverb
- splurgy adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of splurge1
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Example Sentences
Someone closer to their maintenance weight may be able to splurge more often than someone just starting a diet.
Many of them can splurge regularly on things that traditional families sometimes cannot, such as theater tickets.
The Founding Father had good reason to splurge after many Christmases that were lean on cheer.
Always a wealthy man, Washington was known to splurge on diversions for his family and guests.
Mothers-to-be covet it like a Birkin bag, and celebrity moms are known to splurge on it.
Whereupon, as is the custom with fishermen who write, it will make a grand splurge of its catch on paper.
He liked to splurge and, as a consequence, he was constantly floundering beyond his depth.
Having a great deal of money, he wanted more—enough to make the grandest kind of splurge in a puddle where splurge was everything.
There is always a grand cadenza where you must play all alone and "make a splurge."
And we sed the same after the splurge uv the 22d uv February last.
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