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binge
[binj]
noun, verb, binged, bing⋅ing. Informal.–noun
| 1. | a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to have a binge: to binge on junk food. |
Origin:
1850–55; dial. (Lincolnshire) binge to soak < ?
1850–55; dial. (Lincolnshire) binge to soak < ?

Related forms:
binger, noun
Synonyms:
1. bender, blast, jag, tear, bust, toot; orgy.
1. bender, blast, jag, tear, bust, toot; orgy.
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binge
1854, "drinking bout," dialectal use of binge "soak" (a wooden vessel), so, by extension, "drink heavily, soak up alcohol." Sense extended c. World War I to include eating as well as drinking.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : binge
Spanish:
cubo (de la basura), papelera,
German:
der Behälter,
Japanese:
大箱
Main Entry: binge
Pronunciation: 'binj
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: binged;binge·ing or bing·ing
: to eat compulsively or greedily especially as a symptom of bulimia bingeing —Carol Tavris> —bing·er /-&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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binge
see go on, def. 9.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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