# das Komasaufen

das Komasaufen is a German noun meaning “binge drinking”. Forms: des Komasaufens.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Komasaufens

## Meanings

1. _colloquial · no plural_ an extreme form of binge drinking where loss of consciousness is common and condoned (though not usually intended), especially as a group activity among adolescents (about which there was a moral panic in the early 2000s)
2. _colloquial_ binge drinking
   - Auf der nächsten Party ist wieder Komasaufen angesagt.

## Examples

- Immer mehr Seniorinnen geben sich dem Komasaufen hin. — More and more older women are doing binge drinking.
- Komasaufen gefährdet deine Gesundheit. — Binge drinking is harmful for your health.

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