What Does Splurge Mean in Slang?

To splurge is to indulge yourself. You can also go on a splurge if you spend a lot or act extravagantly in another way. Anyone might have a cupcake. If you have 10 cupcakes, that's a splurge. When you go on a splurge or are splurging, it usually applies to money.

Is splurge a bad word?

Besides being a word that looks like it's spelled wrong even when it isn't, splurge gets a bit of a bad rap. Because the act of splurging usually involves spending a significant amount of money, it can feel like a bad thing. ... The key is to recognize the difference between healthy splurging and just wasting money.

What does splurging someone mean?

transitive verb. : to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously.