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binge drinking

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

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

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 酗酒 (xùjiǔ) — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Dutch: comazuipen — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Dutch: piekdrinken — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Dutch: bingedrinken — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Finnish: juopottelu — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Finnish: ryyppääminen — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • French: beuverie express — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • German: Komasaufen — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • German: Alkoholexzess — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • German: Besäufnis — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Hungarian: rohamivás — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Irish: ragús óil — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Italian: ubriacatura — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Italian: sbornia — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Italian: sbronza — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Italian: ciucca — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Portuguese: bebedeira — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Portuguese: tosga — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Russian: пья́нство (pʹjánstvo) — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Russian: вы́пивка (výpivka) — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Welsh: goryfed mewn pyliau — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol
  • Welsh: goryfed binj — consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol