暴飲暴食(ぼういんぼうしょく)

ぼういんぼうしょく
noun, suru verb
binge eating and drinking; overeating and overdrinking
1. binge eating and drinking; overeating and overdrinking
the act of consuming excessive amounts of food and alcohol in an uncontrolled manner
暴飲暴食(ぼういんぼうしょく)は体(からだ)に悪(わる)い。
Binge eating and drinking is bad for your health.
ストレスで暴飲暴食(ぼういんぼうしょく)に走(はし)ってしまった。
I turned to binge eating and drinking because of stress.
年末年始(ねんまつねんし)は暴飲暴食(ぼういんぼうしょく)になりがちだから気(き)をつけよう。
We tend to binge eat and drink during the year-end holidays, so let's be careful.

暴飲暴食(ぼういんぼうしょく) is a four-character compound: 暴(ぼう) (violent/excessive) + 飲(いん) (drink) + 暴(ぼう) (violent/excessive) + 食(しょく) (eat).

USAGE:
Used as a noun or with する to form a verb. Often associated with stress, holidays, or lack of self-control.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 暴飲暴食(ぼういんぼうしょく)する: to binge eat and drink
  • 暴飲暴食(ぼういんぼうしょく)に走(はし)る: to turn to binge eating/drinking
  • 暴飲暴食(ぼういんぼうしょく)を控(ひか)える: to refrain from overeating/drinking

RELATED TERMS:

  • 過食(かしょく): overeating (medical/clinical term)
  • 飲(の)み過(す)ぎ: drinking too much
  • 食(た)べ過(す)ぎ: eating too much
  • 暴食(ぼうしょく): binge eating (food only)
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Added 2026.1.25 10:21 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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