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splurge

[splurj] verb, splurged, splurg⋅ing, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, esp. a costly one: They splurged on a trip to Europe.
2. to show off.
–verb (used with object)
3. to spend (money) lavishly or ostentatiously: He splurged thousands on the party.
–noun
4. an ostentatious display, esp. an extravagantly expensive one.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; perh. b. splash and surge


splurg⋅i⋅ly, adverb
splurgy, adjective


4. indulgence, spree.
splurge   (splûrj)   
v.   splurged, splurg·ing, splurg·es

v.   intr.
  1. To indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury.
  2. To be showy or ostentatious.
v.   tr.
To spend extravagantly or wastefully.
n.  
  1. An extravagant display.
  2. An expensive indulgence; a spree.

[Perhaps blend of splash and surge.]
splurg'y adj.

Splurge

Splurge\, n. A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.

Splurge

Splurge\, v. i. To make a great display in any way, especially in oratory. [Slang, U.S.]

splurge  (n.)
1828, "ostentatious display," perhaps a blend of splash and surge. The meaning "extravagant indulgence in spending" is first recorded 1928. The verb, in this sense, is attested from 1934.
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