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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.);

2. any act of immoderate indulgence;
- Example: "an orgy of shopping"
- Example: "an emotional binge"
- Example: "a splurge of spending"
[syn: orgy, binge, splurge]


VERB (2)

1. indulge oneself;
- Example: "I splurged on a new TV"
[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.
   [Slang, U.S.]
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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