an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
noun
any act of immoderate indulgence
“an orgy of shopping”
verb
indulge oneself
“I splurged on a new TV”
verb
be showy or ostentatious
Word Forms
splurge
verb
be showy or ostentatious
fling
noun
a brief indulgence of your impulses
splurge
noun
an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
protzen
eine auffällige Zurschaustellung (von Anstrengung oder Extravaganz usw.)
🇫🇷French
faire des folies
une démonstration ostentatoire (d'effort ou d'extravagance, etc.)
🇪🇸Spanish
derroche
una exhibición ostentosa (de esfuerzo o extravagancia, etc.)
🇮🇹Italian
spendere una fortuna
un'ostentazione (di sforzo o di stravaganza, ecc.)
🇳🇱Dutch
uitspatting
een opzichtige vertoon (van inspanning of extravagantie enz.)
🇵🇹Portuguese
fazer alarde
uma exibição ostensiva (de esforço ou extravagância etc.)
🇷🇺Russian
тратить деньги
показная демонстрация (усилий или расточительности и т. д.)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शेख़ी
एक आडंबरपूर्ण प्रदर्शन (प्रयास या अपव्यय आदि का)
🇧🇩Bengali
স্প্লার্জ
একটি আড়ম্বরপূর্ণ প্রদর্শন (প্রচেষ্টা বা বাড়াবাড়ি ইত্যাদি)
🇮🇳Telugu
చిందులు వేయు
ఒక ఆడంబర ప్రదర్శన (ప్రయత్నం లేదా దుబారా మొదలైనవి)
🇮🇳Marathi
स्प्लर्ज
एक दिखाऊ प्रदर्शन (प्रयत्न किंवा उधळपट्टी इ.)
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્પ્લુર
એક દેખાવડી પ્રદર્શન (પ્રયત્ન અથવા ઉડાઉ વગેરે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಟಾಟೋಪ
ಆಡಂಬರದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ (ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಅಥವಾ ದುಂದುಗಾರಿಕೆ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
തളിക്കുക
ഒരു ആഡംബര പ്രദർശനം (പ്രയത്നം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അമിതാവേശം മുതലായവ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
splurg
ਇੱਕ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ (ਜਤਨ ਜਾਂ ਫਾਲਤੂਤਾ ਆਦਿ ਦਾ)
🇵🇰Urdu
splurg
ظاہری نمائش (کوشش یا اسراف وغیرہ)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
挥霍
炫耀（努力或奢侈等）
🇯🇵Japanese
散財する
（努力や贅沢などの）これ見よがしな表示
🇰🇷Korean
과시
(노력이나 사치 등을) 과시하는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phung phí
một sự phô trương (nỗ lực hoặc sự ngông cuồng, v.v.)
🇹🇭Thai
ใช้จ่ายอย่างฟุ่มเฟือย
การแสดงโอ้อวด (ความพยายามหรือฟุ่มเฟือย ฯลฯ )
🇮🇩Indonesian
berbelanja secara royal
tampilan yang mencolok (usaha atau pemborosan, dll.)
🇵🇭Filipino
magmayabang
isang marangal na pagpapakita (ng pagsisikap o pagmamalabis atbp.)
🇲🇾Malay
berfoya-foya
paparan yang megah (usaha atau berlebih-lebihan dll.)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تفاخر
عرض متفاخر (للجهد أو الإسراف وما إلى ذلك)
🇮🇷Persian
ولگردی کردن
نمایش خودنمایی (از تلاش یا اسراف و غیره)
🇹🇷Turkish
savurganlık
gösterişli bir gösteri (çaba veya savurganlık vb.)
🇮🇱Hebrew
לַעֲשׂוֹת רוֹשֶׁם
מופע ראוותני (של מאמץ או פזרנות וכו')
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'splurge'?
The primary meaning of 'splurge' is 'an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'splurge' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'splurge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'splurge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'splurge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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