SPLURGE

orgy, binge, splurge

(noun) any act of immoderate indulgence; “an orgy of shopping”; “an emotional binge”; “a splurge of spending”

splurge

(noun) an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)

splurge

(verb) be showy or ostentatious

splurge, fling

(verb) indulge oneself; “I splurged on a new TV”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

splurge (third-person singular simple present splurges, present participle splurging, simple past and past participle splurged)

(ambitransitive, informal) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.

(colloquial) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. [from 1911]

To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.

Noun

splurge (plural splurges)

An extravagant or ostentatious display. [from 1828]

An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. [from 1928]

Anagrams

• gulpers, preslug, replugs

Source: Wiktionary


Splurge, n.

Definition: A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett.

Splurge, v. i.

Definition: To make a great display in any way, especially in oratory. [Slang, U.S.] splurge on a new hi-fi system.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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