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splurge

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splurge  (splûrj)
v. splurged, splurg·ing, splurg·es
v.intr.
1. To indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury.
2. To be showy or ostentatious.
v.tr.
To spend extravagantly or wastefully.
n.
1. An extravagant display.
2. An expensive indulgence; a spree.

[Perhaps blend of splash and surge.]

splurgy adj.

splurge [splɜːdʒ]
n
1. an ostentatious display, esp of wealth
2. a bout of unrestrained extravagance
vb
(often foll by on) to spend (money) unrestrainedly or extravagantly
[of uncertain origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.splurge - an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
fanfare, ostentation, flash - a gaudy outward display
2.splurgesplurge - any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
humoring, indulging, pampering, indulgence - the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
Verb1.splurge - indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"
ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
2.splurge - be showy or ostentatious
flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank, flash - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
Translations
splurge [splɜːdʒ]
A. N (= excess) → derroche m
B. VI to splurge on sthderrochar dinero comprando algo
splurge [ˈsplɜːrdʒ]
vi (= splash out) → faire des folies
to splurge on sth → dépenser une fortune dans qch
splurge
n (inf: = shopping spree) → Kauforgie f (pej inf); to go on a splurgegroß einkaufen gehen; a big splurge on publicityeine groß aufgemachte Werbekampagne; we had a big splurge on the receptionunser Empfang war ein Riesentamtam (inf)
splurge [splɜːdʒ] (fam)
1. vifare una follia
to splurge on sth → fare una follia comprando qc
2. vt to splurge one's money (on sth)fare una follia (comprando qc)
3. n (spending spree) → spese fpl folli
to go on or have a splurge → darsi alle spese folli

splurge [splɜːdʒ] (fam)
1. vifare una follia
to splurge on sth → fare una follia comprando qc
2. vt to splurge one's money (on sth)fare una follia (comprando qc)
3. n (spending spree) → spese fpl folli
to go on or have a splurge → darsi alle spese folli


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