{"id":491,"date":"2025-11-29T03:51:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T03:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=491"},"modified":"2025-12-04T00:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:25:35","slug":"splurge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=491","title":{"rendered":"splurge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-283 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wearing-a-cowboy-hat-e1763078151107-291x300.jpg?resize=156%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wearing-a-cowboy-hat-e1763078151107.jpg?resize=291%2C300&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wearing-a-cowboy-hat-e1763078151107.jpg?w=585&amp;ssl=1 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/splurge\">[splurj]<\/a><\/p>\n<fieldset><label><input checked=\"checked\" type=\"radio\" value=\"phonetic\" \/>Phonetic (Standard) <\/label><label><input type=\"radio\" value=\"ipa\" \/>IPA (still some type of beer)<\/label><\/fieldset>\n<div class=\"fO87mZj3xJkfahj546kW\">\n<table style=\"height: 86px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"837\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"spacer24px\"><strong>Verb \u00a0<\/strong>to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Noun \u00a0<\/strong>an ostentatious display, especially an extravagantly expensive one.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"explanationWrapper\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table class=\"explanationPill\" style=\"height: 26px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"119\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"uppercaseText\">EXPLANATION<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Splurge \u00a0<\/b>appears to be a a combination of mashed together words combining to form a newer and more powerful word &#8211; see transformers, ref &#8211; constucticons. This new word allows one to express their intentions of flexing on another, ref &#8211; \u00a0I have one and you don\u2019t, also ref &#8211; you a broke bitch. May sometimes be used to express having too much of something, see example below.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"spacer24px\"><i>Example<\/i>: Many shoppers on Friday like to splurge on ice-cream at the local mall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<table style=\"height: 56px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"spacer24px\"><strong>Origin of<\/strong> splurge 1820\u201330, perhaps blend of splash and surge, I did not make that up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"height: 56px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"839\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"spacer24px\"><b>How to use <\/b>After joining the military Private Nathan made the rank of \u00a0big splurge when he entered the mess hall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[splurj] Phonetic (Standard) IPA (still some type of beer) Verb \u00a0to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one. Noun \u00a0an ostentatious display, especially an extravagantly expensive one. EXPLANATION Splurge \u00a0appears to be a a combination of mashed together words combining to form a newer and more powerful word &#8211; see transformers, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[33,26,27,28,34,29,50,25],"class_list":["post-491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily","tag-day","tag-dictionary","tag-fun","tag-humor","tag-kernel","tag-satire","tag-splurge","tag-word"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/sgXSPI-splurge","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":819,"url":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=819","url_meta":{"origin":491,"position":0},"title":"vehement","author":"Colin Martin","date":"December 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"the ground trembled as she ran by and brushed up against the cement truck.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Daily Kernel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Daily Kernel","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?cat=6"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumbup.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":744,"url":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=744","url_meta":{"origin":491,"position":1},"title":"fastidious","author":"Colin Martin","date":"December 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[fa-stid-ee-uhs, fuh-] Phonetic (Standard) IPA (still some type of beer) adjective excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking EXPLANATION fastidious is the study of how quickly someone can do something that is considered dumb or stupid especially in a group\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Daily Kernel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Daily Kernel","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?cat=6"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/holding-a-pizza-e1763078202575-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":801,"url":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=801","url_meta":{"origin":491,"position":2},"title":"scry","author":"Colin Martin","date":"December 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"After rolling snake eyes at the craps table and loosing all his rent money gambling,","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Daily Kernel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Daily Kernel","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?cat=6"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wearing-a-cowboy-hat-e1763078151107-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":909,"url":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=909","url_meta":{"origin":491,"position":3},"title":"jollification","author":"Colin Martin","date":"December 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Jollification refers to joy-filled festivities and merriment, especially enjoyed during pizza parties or celebrations with friends and laughter.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Daily Kernel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Daily Kernel","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?cat=6"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0024.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":500,"url":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=500","url_meta":{"origin":491,"position":4},"title":"consanguinity","author":"admin","date":"December 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[kon-sang-gwin-i-tee] Phonetic (Standard) IPA (still some type of beer) noun relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship, a close relationship or connection EXPLANATION consanguinity is often referred to as the Miss Congeniality word of south often describing cousin relationships amongst other non-related things. 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