This is a word that relates to the Game of Thrones series, in which "the iron price" was described as paying for something with blood, either one's own, or anothers. Iron is a major component in the make-up of a person's blood, and the iron price clearly relates to this; versus paying for something with gold, silver, or something else. See also, the Iron Bank of Braavos, which has a similar concept relating to it.
Instead of paying with gold and silver, the conqueror bled on the battlefield; paying the iron price.
by Stopsayinghey January 17, 2023
Get the The Iron Price mug.When in the midst of parenthood, this is the "price" associated with letting your kid do whatever they're doing that would normally annoy the living piss out of you in order to obtain a brief solace to accomplish any sort of meaningful task you've set out to do.
Think of it in this context:
Your 4 year old is outside flinging mud against the house. They're preoccupied, and normally you don't want your kid caking your house in mud. However, maybe you're talking with a neighbor or doing yard work. You want to keep doing that thing because the kid is distracted for a bit.
If we think about the situation pretty simplistically, you can either:
A) Yell at them to stop, whereby they'll likely find something equally as irritating or perhaps dangerous to do while you're still engaged in whatever you were doing.
B) Let them keep doing it and stay distracted for an undetermined amount of time, hopefully a while.
So once you're basically weighing how disruptive your kid's activity is versus the bit of time you'll receive to do what you need to do.
Think of it in this context:
Your 4 year old is outside flinging mud against the house. They're preoccupied, and normally you don't want your kid caking your house in mud. However, maybe you're talking with a neighbor or doing yard work. You want to keep doing that thing because the kid is distracted for a bit.
If we think about the situation pretty simplistically, you can either:
A) Yell at them to stop, whereby they'll likely find something equally as irritating or perhaps dangerous to do while you're still engaged in whatever you were doing.
B) Let them keep doing it and stay distracted for an undetermined amount of time, hopefully a while.
So once you're basically weighing how disruptive your kid's activity is versus the bit of time you'll receive to do what you need to do.
Person 1: Yesterday Timmy was flinging gravel across the yard all over the damn place.
Person 2) Is that why my damn window is broken?
Person 1) Yeah, but you know, it was the price of peace. At least I was able to finish up the deck.
Person 2) Is that why my damn window is broken?
Person 1) Yeah, but you know, it was the price of peace. At least I was able to finish up the deck.
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Get the Demetrius Price mug.A phrase popularized online following Nintendo's presentation of its Nintendo Switch 2 video game console on April 2, 2025. In the days following the presentation, internet users began flooding the comment sections of Nintendo’s social media posts with the phrase in order to protest the US$450 and US$70-80 price tags of the console and its games, respectively.
I watched the Treehouse live stream earlier this month and the chat was filled with nothing but people spamming “DROP THE PRICE.”
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