BINGE


Meaning of BINGE in English

I. binge 1 /bɪndʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: English dialect ; Origin: binge 'to make completely wet' ]

informal a short period when you do too much of something, such as eating or drinking:

a drinking binge

a week-long binge of shopping

on a binge

Ken’s gone on a binge with his mates.

II. binge 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

informal to do too much of something, such as eating or drinking, in a short period of time

binge on

Whenever she’s depressed, she binges on chocolates.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.