Russian

Noun

запо́й • ‎(zapój) m inan ‎(genitive запо́я, nominative plural запо́и, genitive plural запо́ев)

1. binge, bout, drinking bout (recurring drunkenness due to a pathological craving for alcoholic drink; a period of continuous drunkenness)

   недельный запой‎ ― nedelʹnyj zapoj ― week-long binge

   частые запои‎ ― častyje zapoi ― frequent binges

2. booze
3. (by extension) binge (without stopping, in immoderate quantities; with unbridled enthusiasm)

   курить запоем‎ ― kuritʹ zapojem ― have a smoking binge

   читать запоем‎ ― čitatʹ zapojem ― have a reading binge

Declension

Related terms

• запоем ‎(zapojem)
• запойный ‎(zapojnyj)

Etymology 2

From за- ‎(za-) +‎ петь ‎(petʹ), "begin to sing"

Verb

запо́й • ‎(zapój)

1. second-person singular imperative perfective of запе́ть ‎(zapétʹ)