different between ginge vs binge

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??nd?/
• Rhymes: -?nd?

Adjective

ginge (comparative more ginge, superlative most ginge)

1. (slang, derogatory) ginger, red-haired

Noun

ginge (plural ginges)

1. (slang, derogatory) A red-haired person.

Anagrams

• geg in

Dutch

Verb

ginge

1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of gaan

German

Pronunciation

Verb

ginge

1. first-person singular past subjunctive of gehen
2. third-person singular past subjunctive of gehen

Middle English

Adjective

ginge

1. Alternative form of yong

Swedish

Verb

ginge

1. (dated) past subjunctive of gå
   • 1669-1670, Lasse Lucidor, Skulle jag sörja, då vore jag tokot

   • 1907, Selma Lagerlöf, Nils Holgerssons underbara resa, chapter 26

   • 1917 translation, the Bible, 1 Corinthians, 11:31

English

Etymology

From Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire dialect, binge (“to soak”), of unknown origin. Compare dialectal English beene and beam (“to cure leakage in a tub or barrel by soaking, thereby causing the wood to swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?nd?/
• Rhymes: -?nd?

Noun

binge (plural binges)

1. A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
2. (by extension) A short period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.

Synonyms

• (period of excessive consumption, especially of alcohol): bender, jag, spree, toot, debauch

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

binge (third-person singular simple present binges, present participle binging or bingeing, simple past and past participle binged)

1. To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.

Derived terms

• binge and purge

Translations

References

• Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary?^[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 269

See also

• binge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Bengi, begin, being, beïng

Swedish

Noun

binge c

1. (partitioned off) storage area, container
2. (slang) bed
3. pile (of goods, usually grains)

Declension