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splurge

UK/splɜːd͡ʒ/ US/splɝd͡ʒ/ rare informal
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

any act of immoderate indulgence

  • “an orgy of shopping”
  • “an emotional binge”
  • “a splurge of spending”
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verb

1.

indulge oneself

  • “I splurged on a new TV”
Synonyms
2.

Origin

Possibly from a blend of splash + surge, originally US. According to the OED, onomatopoeic.

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