binge-watch

verb

ˈbinj-ˌwäch How to pronounce binge-watch (audio)
-ˌwȯch
binge-watched; binge-watching; binge-watches

transitive verb

: to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) in rapid succession
Even those of us who have bundled TV and broadband-Internet subscriptions from telephone or cable companies increasingly use them to binge-watch Netflix shows like Orange Is the New Black on an iPad … rather than flip through 500 channels to find nothing on.Rana Foroohar

Examples of binge-watch in a Sentence

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Hatch Restore 2 Sunrise Alarm Clock $170 Buy Now on Amazon $170 Buy Now on target Get them a present that’ll encourage better life choices (a.k.a no more binge-watching Succession until two in the morning). Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024 The holidays are approaching, which means the season of binge-watching all your favorite Christmas movies without judgment is officially here! Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024 Instead, a string of shows typically fill an evening in front of the television or an entire season is binge-watched in one go if all the episodes are available. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 One way to fill the time (and avoid talking about politics) is by binge-watching holiday classics, shows and movies. Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for binge-watch 

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of binge-watch was in 2003

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“Binge-watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binge-watch. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

binge-watch

verb
: to watch many episodes of a program in rapid succession
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