Home › Words › S › splurgesplurge/splɜːd͡ʒ/splurge means an extravagant or ostentatious display.splurge is pronounced /splɜːd͡ʒ/.EtymologyPossibly from a blend of splash + surge, originally US. According to the OED, onomatopoeic.nounAn extravagant or ostentatious display.An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree.verbTo (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.e.g.“The tomato sauce was splurged all over the chips.”To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money.e.g.“They decided to splurge on the biggest banana split for dessert.”To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.splurgy 70% match — extravagant; expensive vs splurge →bespurt 68% match — To spurt on or over; to sprinkle. vs splurge →gushing 67% match — Flowing forth suddenly or violently. vs splurge →gushingly 66% match — So as to gush or flow forth. vs splurge →squander 63% match — To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate. vs splurge →prill 63% match — to flow, spurt vs splurge →fountain 62% match — A natural source of water; a spring. vs splurge →splashout 61% match — The splashing of liquid out of a container or reservoir. vs splurge →