temporiciden.
/ˈtɛmpərɪsʌɪd/ 1. The ‘killing’ of time.
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the world > time > spending time > [noun]
occupationa1475
entertainment1551
temporicide1851
the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > [noun] > killing time
temporicide1851
1851 Chambers's Papers for People No. 72. 9 Short romantic stories, adaptable for purposes of temporicide.
1856 L. H. Grindon Life (1875) xxiv. 305 Pleasure..such as will outweigh whole nights of the mere temporicide popularly esteemed the beau idéal of pastime.
2. One who ‘kills’ time.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > [noun] > killing time > one who
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temporicidea1876
a1876 M. Collins Thoughts in Garden (1880) II. 208 D., who would catch the tide, G., with his notions wide, Each is temporicide—Time's reckless murderer.
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