binge drinking

noun

The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period of time.

“Fights caused by binge drinking are a major problem in Cardiff.”

Meanings

nounbinge drinking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period of time.

    Fights caused by binge drinking are a major problem in Cardiff.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 酗酒
  • 酗酒 (xùjiǔ)consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
Dutch comazuipen, piekdrinken
  • comazuipenconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • piekdrinkenconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • bingedrinkenconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
Finnish juopottelu, ryyppääminen
  • juopotteluconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • ryyppääminenconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
French beuverie express
  • beuverie expressconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
German Komasaufen, Alkoholexzess
  • Komasaufenconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Alkoholexzessconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Besäufnisconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
Hungarian rohamivás
  • rohamivásconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
Irish ragús óil
  • ragús óilconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
Italian ubriacatura, sbornia
  • ubriacaturaconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • sborniaconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • sbronzaconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • ciuccaconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
Portuguese bebedeira, tosga
  • bebedeiraconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • tosgaconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
Russian пья́нство, вы́пивка
  • пья́нство (pʹjánstvo)consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • вы́пивка (výpivka)consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
Welsh goryfed mewn pyliau, goryfed binj
  • goryfed mewn pyliauconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • goryfed binjconsumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
Cite this entry
APA

binge drinking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binge%20drinking

MLA

“binge drinking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binge%20drinking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binge drinking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binge%20drinking.

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