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[pas-tahym, pahs-]

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noun

something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.

Origin:
1480–90; earlier pas(s)e tyme, translation of Middle French passe-temps

Synonyms
entertainment, hobby, diversion, avocation.

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But those of you who delight in the good old all-American pastime of rewarding yourselves with a smashing dessert, listen.

None of these considerations would matter much if college rankings were a harmless pastime.

The national pastime was no longer a game for the purists.

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But those of you who delight in the good old all-American pastime of rewarding yourselves with a smashing dessert, listen.

None of these considerations would matter much if college rankings were a harmless pastime.

The national pastime was no longer a game for the purists.

Many lament the control of indigenous species to protect this pastime.

The trade has become highly technical, meaning only devoted professionals can earn a living from once was the pastime of priests.

That's a myth, say physicists studying the national pastime.

Arguing over who's the better player is as much a pastime as baseball itself.

IT is a favorite pastime of older people to lament the defects of the young.

Politicians argue that prohibition is the best way to protect vulnerable consumers from a potentially addictive pastime.

Non-native species introduction is a national pastime.

Anyone trying to smash it would set an example as to why vandalism is not the best idea of a pastime.

His main pastime seems to be playing penny slots in the wee hours of the morning.

Blogging is a pastime for many, even a livelihood for a few.

Blowing cyberkisses has become a popular pastime in emerging markets too.

The next time you travel, engage the locals in their national pastime.

My favorite pastime is motivating my peers to keep going and only give up if they truly do not enjoy what they are doing.

And the thieves really did toss their diamond-laden trash onto the property of a guy who makes a pastime of reporting litterbugs.

They maintain that skating has been taking second, and even third, billing as a pastime for too long.

His favorite pastime is criticizing the government, its policies and its corruption.

And these people take their national pastime seriously.

Geocaching has evolved over a decade to become a popular worldwide pastime.

The game of football, which is attracting such large crowds in late years, was a favorite pastime centuries ago.

Because corruption is the national pastime and the true system of government.

Hopefully it inspires a few of your role-players to take your pastime out to the children in your community or school.

There is no more pleasing pastime for the whole family than crabbing.

Slapping criminal and civil cases to put pressure on innocent people is also a national pastime.

Not surprisingly, guild wars are becoming a popular pastime.

OK, any nation that indulges in the pastime of tea trolley dancing qualifies as eccentric.

What prompted fans and sportswriters to obsess over suspected juicers in the national pastime were numbers.

For many years roaming from country inn to country inn has been a favorite pastime of motorized travelers.

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World English Dictionary

pastime (ˈpɑːsˌtaɪm)

—n
	an activity or entertainment which makes time pass pleasantly: golf is my favourite pastime

[C15: from pass + time, on the model of French passe-temps]

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Word Origin & History

pastime

1489, passe tyme "recreation, diversion, amusement, sport," formed on model of M.Fr. passe-temps (15c.), from passe, imper. of passer "to pass" + temps "time."

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