binge watching

noun

The viewing of numerous episodes of a television show in one sitting.

Meanings

nounbinge watching (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe viewing of numerous episodes of a television show in one sitting.

    [T]he popularity of binge watching has risen alongside the increased availability of streaming services.

    2013 June 6, Jessica Goldstein, “Television binge watching: If it sounds so bad why does it feel so good?”, in The Washington Post, retrieved 14 Jul 2014

    Synonyms: binge viewing

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of binge watch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe viewing of numerous episodes of a television show in one sitting.

Translations

Afrikaans kettingkyk, fuifkyk
  • kettingkykthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
  • fuifkykthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Arabic الفراجة ڭرجة
  • الفراجة ڭرجةthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Chinese Cantonese 煲劇 /煲剧
  • 煲劇 /煲剧 (bou¹ kek⁶)the viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Chinese Mandarin 刷劇 /刷剧
  • 刷劇 /刷剧 (shuājù)the viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Dutch comakijken
  • comakijkenthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Esperanto maratono
  • maratonothe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
French binge watching, marathon
  • binge watchingthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
  • marathonthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
  • visionnage boulimiquethe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
German Durchsuchten, Suchten
  • Durchsuchtenthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
  • Suchtenthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Hebrew צפיית בינג׳
  • צפיית בינג׳the viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Hungarian sorozatdarálás
  • sorozatdarálásthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Icelandic hámhorf
  • hámhorfthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Indonesian maratonton
  • maratontonthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Japanese 一気見
  • 一気見 (ikkimi)the viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Korean 빈지워칭, 몰아보기
  • 빈지워칭 (binjiwoching)the viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
  • 몰아보기 (morabogi)the viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Norwegian Bokmål seriefråtsing, tv-fråtsing
  • seriefråtsingthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
  • tv-fråtsingthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Persian تماشای پیدرپی
  • تماشای پیدرپیthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Polish binge-watching
  • binge-watchingthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Portuguese maratona
  • maratonathe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Spanish maratón, atracón
  • maratónthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
  • atracónthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Swedish sträcktittning
  • sträcktittningthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Tamil மிகை நோக்கல்
  • மிகை நோக்கல் (mikai nōkkal)the viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Ukrainian запійний перегляд
  • запійний перегляд (zapijnij perehlyad)the viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Vietnamese cày phim
  • cày phimthe viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show
Cite this entry
APA

binge watching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binge%20watching

MLA

“binge watching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binge%20watching. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binge watching,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binge%20watching.

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