zorp

verb: to give a person a feeling of emptiness by having them spend their money or time on something normal or stupid(e.g a slot machine) yet portraying the purchase or commitment in an extravagant, exagerated way so as to decieve the person of the actual utlity of the purchase or commitment. Emphasis is on the flashy, extravagant, almost surreal circumstances and expectations of the event contrasted with the empty, shallow, and even depressing outcome of it. Almost always used in regard to Las Vegas. note: Las Vegas or a Las Vegas venue is many times the unstated subject of this verb. idioms: zorpworld or zorp-world: Las Vegas