splurge

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
  2. noun any act of immoderate indulgence
  3. verb indulge oneself

Etymology

Possibly from a blend of splash + surge, originally US. According to the OED, onomatopoeic.

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