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splurgy

splurgy

1 8.9
Spending a lot of money on expensive or special things
  • adjective
  • /ˈsplɜr.dʒi/
  • Informal
translation icon : extravagante
  • For her birthday, he planned a splurgy dinner at a fancy restaurant with multiple courses and champagne.

Examples

  • - ChampagneMy, that's too splurgy.

    Carmen Jones (1954)

  • She often makes splurgy purchases when she travels, buying expensive souvenirs and luxury items.

  • During the holiday sale, I couldn't resist the splurgy temptation to buy designer clothes.

Synonyms

extravagant
vssplurgy
20 7.1

Spending much more money than is needed

prefers indulgent pleasure in buying rather than careless waste
spendy
vssplurgy
  • UK
1 8.2

A person who likes to buy expensive things

involves more extravagant, indulgent high spending rather than a simple habit

Antonyms

frugal
31 4.9

Careful about spending money and not wasting things

thrifty
10 4.4

Being careful with money and things to avoid wasting them

sparing
1 3.9

Careful about using things so you do not waste them

How Extravagant

profligate
  • Formal
8 9.6
lavish
59 5.5
extravagant
20 7.1
splurgy
  • Informal
1 8.9
indulgent
36 6.1

Surface Forms

splurgy positive

Morphology

splurgy = splurge (transparent) = splurge + y

Formed directly from the common slang noun 'splurge' with the productive adjectival suffix '-y', so the meaning 'inclined to or characterized by splurging' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Splurgy comes from the casual word splurge, which means 'spend a lot of money in a showy way', with the ending -y added to mean 'full of' or 'likely to do this'. Think of someone who 'makes a splash' with their shopping — something splurgy is expensive and a bit over the top.