What is the meaning of splurge?

noun

  • An ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.. )
  • Any act of immoderate indulgence.
    • usage: "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"

verb

  • Indulge oneself.
    • usage: "I splurged on a new TV"
  • Be showy or ostentatious. .
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