splurge
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splurge
- /splɜːd͡ʒ/ UK
- /splɝd͡ʒ/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ
Where it comes from
Possibly from a blend of splash + surge, originally US. According to the OED, onomatopoeic.
verb splurges · splurging · splurged
- To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush. The tomato sauce was splurged all over the chips.
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To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money.
They decided to splurge on the biggest banana split for dessert.
Similar: splash out
- To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.
noun splurges
- An extravagant or ostentatious display.
- An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree.
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verb to spend lavishly or extravagantly
| Español | derrochar |
|---|---|
| Português | esbanjar |
| Français | claquer, flamber |
| Deutsch | prassen, verprassen, verschwenden |
| Русский | транжирить tranžiritʹ, тра́тить де́ньги trátitʹ dénʹgi |
noun extravagant indulgence
| Español | ostentación, derroche |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verschwenderisches Ausgeben, Prassen, Geldverjubeln, Verschwendung |
| Русский | хвастливая демонстра́ция xvastlivaja demonstrácija, выставление напоказ vystavlenije napokaz |
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