binge-watch

verb

To watch multiple episodes or issues of a certain content, such as television or Internet programme, in a short period of time.

Meanings

verbbinge-watch (third-person singular simple present binge-watches, present participle binge-watching, simple past and past participle binge-watched)

present singular third person binge-watches · participle present binge-watching · participle past binge-watched · past binge-watched · alternative binge watch · alternative bingewatch

  1. To watch multiple episodes or issues of a certain content, such as television or Internet programme, in a short period of time.

    Thankfully, due to the power of BBC iPlayer, I was able to binge-watch the whole series of The Great British Sewing Bee last Sunday.

    2013 March 10, Vishal Gaikwad, “Curry Corner”, in South Wales Echo
    2 more examples

    "People come to shows, but not in the numbers we all hope for. We must give audiences a reason to tear away from the Internet and binge-watching Doctor Who."

    2014 June, Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald, “Joe Trainor Wants You…”, in Out & About Magazine, page 41

    "Oh, that was good, too," she [Hillary Clinton] said, describing a little self-consciously how she and her husband Bill "totally binge-watched" the first season of House of Cards.

    2014 June 4, Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, “Hillary Clinton Opens Up About Becoming a Grandmother – and Possible Presidential Run”, in People

Origin

Translations

Catalan maratonejar
  • maratonejarwatch multiple episodes of a television programme
Chinese Mandarin 刷劇 /刷剧
  • 刷劇 /刷剧 (shuājù)watch multiple episodes of a television programme
Finnish ahmia
  • ahmiawatch multiple episodes of a television programme
French visionner boulimiquement, visionnage en rafale
  • visionner boulimiquementwatch multiple episodes of a television programme
  • visionnage en rafalewatch multiple episodes of a television programme
  • visionnement en rafalewatch multiple episodes of a television programme
  • écoute en rafalewatch multiple episodes of a television programme
  • marathonerwatch multiple episodes of a television programme
German bingewatchen, komaglotzen
  • bingewatchenwatch multiple episodes of a television programme
  • komaglotzenwatch multiple episodes of a television programme
Portuguese maratonar
  • maratonarwatch multiple episodes of a television programme
Spanish maratonear, darse un atracón de
  • maratonearwatch multiple episodes of a television programme
  • darse un atracón dewatch multiple episodes of a television programme
  • tragarsewatch multiple episodes of a television programme
  • ver en maratónwatch multiple episodes of a television programme
Swedish maratontitta
  • maratontittawatch multiple episodes of a television programme
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APA

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Chicago

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