You would have heard words such as binge-eating,
binge-drinking, binge-spending, binge-writing, binge-studying,
binge-flying to denote doing an action excessively. This
year popularized the word binge-watching. What do you think
the word means?
a. Excessive watching of TV
b. Excessive watching of movies
c. Excessive watching of DVD or Movie Streaming
d. Continuous watching of TV serials (without waiting) with
a DVD or video streaming.
Answer: [d]
This word was made popular when Netflix (video streaming
company) began releasing episodes of its serial programming
all at once, rather than individually, with the explicit
intention of encouraging binge-watching. Needless to say,
it became a hit!