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series binge

series binge

4.0
A long time spent watching many episodes of a TV show in one sitting
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪriz bɪndʒ/
  • Informal
translation icon : maratón de series
  • We lost track of time during our series binge and stayed up past midnight.

Examples

  • After a long day, she relaxed with a series binge of her favorite show.

  • A weekend series binge has become a routine for many people.

  • I had a series binge last weekend.

  • She loves to series binge on rainy days.

  • After a long week, many people enjoy a series binge to unwind on the weekend.

  • Every Friday night, they plan a series binge to catch up on their favorite shows.

  • I spent Sunday afternoon having a series binge of the latest season of my favorite drama.

Antonyms

47 3.5

Keeping actions or feelings within reasonable limits

How Long

series binge
  • Informal
4.0
movie marathon
  • US
4 1.8

Surface Forms

series binge singular
series binges plural

Morphology

series + binge

The meaning is directly and predictably derived from combining 'series' (a set of TV episodes) with 'binge' (an intense period of excessive consumption), yielding an extended period of watching many episodes. This noun–noun composition is compositional and mirrors cross-linguistic patterns (e.g., 'maratón de series'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

The phrase series binge uses binge, a word for doing too much, like eating, with series to paint the image of someone watching episode after episode without stopping. So, it means 'watching many episodes of a TV show in one long sitting'.