[syn: splurge, fling]
2. be showy or ostentatious;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Splurge \Splurge\ (spl[^u]rj), n.
A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display.
[Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Splurge \Splurge\, v. i.
To make a great display in any way, especially in oratory.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
splurge
n 1: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
2: any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an
emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" [syn: orgy,
binge, splurge]
v 1: indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn: splurge,
fling]
2: be showy or ostentatious
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
84 Moby Thesaurus words for "splurge":
access, binge, blazon, bravura, brilliancy, budget, burst, cost,
cost out, cut a dash, cut a figure, cut a swath, daring, dash,
dazzle, demonstration, disburse, display, douse, dramatics, eclat,
etalage, exhibition, exhibitionism, expend, extravagance,
false front, fanfaronade, figure, flair, flaunt, flaunting, fling,
flourish, fork out, glare, glitter, go through, histrionics,
incur costs, indulgence, invest, lay out, make a figure,
make a show, make a splash, manifestation, open the purse, orgy,
ostentatiousness, outburst, outlay, pageant, pageantry, parade,
pay, pay out, plash, put out, rampage, run through, schedule, sham,
shell out, shine, show, showing-off, sink money in, slop, slosh,
spatter, spectacle, spend, splash, splatter, splosh, spree,
spurtle, squander, staginess, swash, theatrics, throw money around,
vaunt