trainspotting

Main Entry:  trainspotting
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the hobby of watching trains and noting their serial numbers, usu. for long periods of time; by extension, any hobby or obsession with a trivial pursuit; also written train-spotting
Usage:  trainspotter is person doing this, trainspot is verb
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