splurge

== English == === Etymology === Possibly from a blend of splash +‎ surge, originally US. According to the OED, onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /splɜːd͡ʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /splɝd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ === Verb === splurge (third-person singular simple present splurges, present participle splurging, simple past and past participle splurged) (informal) (ambitransitive) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush. (ambitransitive) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. [from 1911] Synonym: splash out (intransitive) To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === splurge (plural splurges) (informal) An extravagant or ostentatious display. [from 1828] An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. [from 1928] ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === References === === Anagrams === spurlge, preslug, gulpers, replugs