Meaning: The word spree corresponds to a spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind.
Origin: The word has been doing the rounds since the start of the 19th Century. A word of uncertain origin, its earliest use was in Scottish dialect works. In British dramatist Samuel Foote's comedy "The Maid of Bath" (1794), the word appears as a Scottish dialect pronunciation of another word.
After steady usage for over a hundred years, the word started growing further in popularity in the second half of the 20th Century.
Usage: He went on a shopping spree immediately after his salary was credited to his account.
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