binge

English

Etymology

From Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire dialect, binge ‎(“to soak”), of Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Noun

binge ‎(plural binges)

1. A short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
2. (eating disorder) A rapid and excessive consumption of food.

Synonyms

• (period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol): bender, jag, spree, toot, debauch

Derived terms

• binge drinking
• binge eating
• binge watching

Translations

a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption

• Dutch: zuippartij (nl)
• Finnish: ryyppyputki
• German: Gelage (de) n, Trinkgelage (de) n (alcohol)
• Greek: κραιπάλη (el) f ‎(kraipáli), ξεφάντωμα (el) n ‎(xefántoma), μεθύσι (el) n ‎(methýsi)

• Italian: bisboccia (it), sregolatezza (it) f
• Portuguese: compulsão (pt)
• Russian: пирушка (ru) ‎(piruška)
• Scottish Gaelic: daorach f
• Serbo-Croatian: пијанка f, pijanka (sh) f
• Spanish: comilona (es) f, atracón (es) m (food); botellón (es) m (alcohol)
• Turkish: alem (tr), içki alemi, çilingir sofrası (tr)

regarding bulimia nervosa, rapid and excessive consumption of food

• Czech: žravost f
• Dutch: vreetbui (nl) f
• Finnish: ahmiminen (fi)
• German: Fressattacke f

• Greek: αδηφαγία (el) f ‎(adifagía)
• Italian: abbuffata (it) f
• Portuguese: compulsão alimentar f
• Spanish: atracón (es) m

Verb

binge ‎(third-person singular simple present binges, present participle binging or bingeing, simple past and past participle binged)

1. To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.

Translations

to engage in a short period of excessive consumption

• Italian: abbuffarsi

• Russian: переедать (ru) ‎(perejedatʹ), объедаться (ru) ‎(obʺjedatʹsja)

Derived terms

• binge and purge

See also

• binge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• begin
• being