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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