binger

binge  (bnj)

n.

1. A drunken spree or revel.

2.

a. A period of unrestrained, immoderate self-indulgence.

b. A period of excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in food or drink: an eating binge.

intr.v. binged, bing·ing or binge·ing, bing·es

1. To be immoderately self-indulgent and unrestrained: "The story is like a fever dream that a disturbed and imaginative city-dweller might have after binging on comics" (Lloyd Rose).

2. To engage in excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in food or drink.

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[From dialectal binge, to soak.]

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binger n.

Synonyms: binge, fling, jag², orgy, spree
These nouns denote a period of uncontrolled self-indulgence: a gambling binge; had one last fling before beginning a new job; a crying jag; an eating orgy; a shopping spree.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

binger - someone addicted to crack cocaine crack addict drug addict, junkie, junky - a narcotics addict