splurge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
  2. noun any act of immoderate indulgence
    binge; orgy.
    • an orgy of shopping
    • an emotional binge
    • a splurge of spending
  3. verb indulge oneself
    fling.
    • I splurged on a new TV
  4. verb be showy or ostentatious

WordNet


Splurge noun
Definitions
  1. A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display. Slang, U.S. Bartlett.
Splurge intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To make a great display in any way, especially in oratory. Slang, U.S. 2. To spend money freely or extravagantly, in one episode; usu. with "on" -- as, to splurge on a new hi-fi system. v.t. to spend extravagantly.

Webster 1913