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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Spring has sprung, and what better way to celebrate than to spend quality time outdoors, followed by a cozy binge-watch afterwards? Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Other notable trends during this period include binge-watching tv shows, online dating, and pop-country music. Matt Fuchs, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025 For those looking to dive into the multiverse and start a film binge-watch, there are two ways to view them: by release date (a.k.a. phase order) or by chronological order, which would start with Captain America: The First Avenger. Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025 Ron Fitzsimmons, the executive director of Alice's Kids, said Carell was asked to announce the pledge because so many young people binge-watched The Office during the pandemic. Alana Wise, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025 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 8 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

binge-watch

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