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.