Binge eating
a usually brief period or bout of excessive eating.
Compare bulimia (def 2).
Contemporary Examples
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas Clive Irving December 21, 2014
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models Carrie Arnold January 7, 2015
DSM-V: Hoarding, Binge Eating & More New Mental-Disorder Diagnoses Lizzie Crocker April 10, 2013
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