Question 1 · Quick check
binge
CEFRC1
/bɪnd͡ʒ/
verb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
verb
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.
- 02
verb
Extra detailA compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.
Examples
I think there are many who binge eat from stress.
Julie gains 20 pounds every month from her eating binge.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningTo engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.
noun
Extra meaningA short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
More examples
In contextI'm totally happy to binge when I'm not busy.
She'll binge an entire series on the weekend.
I binged on ice cream.
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Origin
verb
From Leicestershire and Northamptonshire dialect, binge (“to drink deeply", also "to soak, steep, drench", specifically "to swell a leaky wooden vessel by filling it with or plunging it into water”), of unknown origin. Possibly inherited from Middle English *bengen, from Old English *benġan, from Proto-West Germanic *bangijan (“to press”), possibly related to *bangōn (“to bang”) and thus potentially cognate with Bavarian aufbenga (“to raise for processing”), Middle Low German bengen (“to evacuate, to force birth”, German Low German bängen, bengen, bingen), and possibly Middle Scots beynge, bynge (“to cringe”, Scots beenge), though the last could be a blend of bow (“to bow”) + crenge (“to cr...