A period of excessive indulgence in an activity, especially eating, drinking, or consuming media. Can also be used as a verb meaning to engage in such excessive behavior.
Originally from Lincolnshire dialect meaning 'to soak' (a vessel), first recorded in the 1850s. The sense of excessive drinking developed by the 1890s, and the broader meaning of any excessive indulgence emerged in the mid-20th century.
The word 'binge' perfectly captures how digital age consumption has changed - 'binge-watching' entered common usage around 2013 with the rise of Netflix's full-season releases. This transformed a word originally about soaking barrels into a term describing our relationship with streaming media.
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