binge watch: o que isso significa? [estudando a palavra binge]

I was watching Orange is the New Black when the main character talks to her fiance about plans they had for the time she gets out of prison. Among the things she said, binge watching a TV series together was one of them. Do you know what that means?

Before getting into that expression, let's get to know a lit bit more about the word binge itself. Binge can be used as a noun and a verb. As a noun, binge means a drinking or drugging spree. When you binge, this time as a verb, you drink heavily. So, in a general way, binge refers to something you do in an excessive way. Having said that, if you binge watch a TV series, that means you watch it very excessively. Many people binge watch a whole season of a sitcom in just one sitting [all at one]. In Portuguese, it's more common for us to say something like "I'm having a Friends MARATHON". That's just a different way of saying the same thing.

So when was the last time you binge watched your favorite series? Take care!