In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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