binge and purge



binge and purge

to overeat and vomit, alternatively and repeatedly. (A symptom of the condition called bulimia.) She had binged and purged a number of times before she finally sought help from a doctor. Terry had been bingeing and purging for a number of years and was very, very thin.
See also: and, binge, purge

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PÁDraicPAW-drikIrish
JoonaYO:-nahFinnish
Shantanu-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
MertenMER-tenGerman
VernVURNEnglish
Prudencioproo-DHEN-thyo (Spanish), proo-DHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish