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splurge

  [splurj] verb, splurged, splurg⋅ing, noun
Use splurge in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
splurg⋅i⋅ly, adverb
splurgy, adjective

Synonyms:
4. indulgence, spree.
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Cold-Blooded Weed Killers
Bio-Control Insects for Your Weeds Knapweed, Spurge, Toadflax & more!
www.bio-control.com
Natural Spurge Control
biocontrol is cost-efficient, permanent and eco-friendly
www.weedbustersbiocontrol.com
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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