timepassn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪmpɑːs/,

/ˈtʌɪmpas/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪmˌpæs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., pass v.

Etymology: < time n. + pass v. Compare pass v. 11c, pastime n.

Indian English (colloquial).

A. n.

An activity or interest that serves to pass the time agreeably but unproductively; an idle distraction. Also: the action or fact of passing the time in such a way; entertainment; diversion.Recorded earliest in time-pass-oriented adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > [noun]

playeOE

gameeOE

disportc1380

sportc1443

museryc1450

pastime?1473

gaud1587

playgame1596

exercise1622

amusement1632

evagation1638

retirement1641

divertisement1642

diversiona1684

ploya1689

lounge1788

divertissement1804

happening1959

letterboxing1977

timepass1982

1982 Times of India 7 Mar. 5/2 Commuters joining the daily melee of traffic and ‘time-pass’-oriented onlookers.

1983 Times of India 10 July (Sunday Review section) 4/5 I would not mind if cricket were only a pastime or, in the lingo of our semiliterates.., a ‘time-pass’.

1997 R. Dharker Virgin Syndrome vi. 25 A poor god who shunned..heaven to live all by himself in the Himalayas, meditating most of the time, with an hour or two of timepass with rakshasas and weirdos.

2016 New Indian Express (Nexis) 17 July We are addicted [to social media] because we are lazy..! It starts as relaxation or timepass but ends with scrolling an infinite news feed thereby losing track of time.

B. adj.

Providing an agreeable way to pass time; that fills spare time; entertaining without being demanding or stimulating; unremarkable.

ΚΠ

1984 Times of India 8 Jan. (Sunday Review section) 1/4 The derogatory phrase ‘time-pass picture’ has become beautiful today, enough to satisfy the viewer whose expectations have shrunk with the size of popcorn bags.

1997 Verve (India) 3 83/1 Surrounded by all this opulence.., sits the smiling businesswoman who turned a 'timepass' interest into a roaring enterprise.

2002 Eastern Eye 26 July (Emag Suppl.) 9/3 The music is quite catchy though definitely timepass and almost identical to other David and Salman flicks.

2004 Cinéblitz Internat. June 49/1 Shaadi Ka Ladoo was a time-pass film, it could have been better.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	timepass
释义	timepassn.adj. Brit. /ˈtʌɪmpɑːs/, /ˈtʌɪmpas/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmˌpæs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., pass v. Etymology: < time n. + pass v. Compare pass v. 11c, pastime n. Indian English (colloquial). A. n. An activity or interest that serves to pass the time agreeably but unproductively; an idle distraction. Also: the action or fact of passing the time in such a way; entertainment; diversion.Recorded earliest in time-pass-oriented adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > [noun] playeOE gameeOE disportc1380 sportc1443 museryc1450 pastime?1473 gaud1587 playgame1596 exercise1622 amusement1632 evagation1638 retirement1641 divertisement1642 diversiona1684 ploya1689 lounge1788 divertissement1804 happening1959 letterboxing1977 timepass1982 1982 Times of India 7 Mar. 5/2 Commuters joining the daily melee of traffic and ‘time-pass’-oriented onlookers. 1983 Times of India 10 July (Sunday Review section) 4/5 I would not mind if cricket were only a pastime or, in the lingo of our semiliterates.., a ‘time-pass’. 1997 R. Dharker Virgin Syndrome vi. 25 A poor god who shunned..heaven to live all by himself in the Himalayas, meditating most of the time, with an hour or two of timepass with rakshasas and weirdos. 2016 New Indian Express (Nexis) 17 July We are addicted [to social media] because we are lazy..! It starts as relaxation or timepass but ends with scrolling an infinite news feed thereby losing track of time. B. adj. Providing an agreeable way to pass time; that fills spare time; entertaining without being demanding or stimulating; unremarkable. ΚΠ 1984 Times of India 8 Jan. (Sunday Review section) 1/4 The derogatory phrase ‘time-pass picture’ has become beautiful today, enough to satisfy the viewer whose expectations have shrunk with the size of popcorn bags. 1997 Verve (India) 3 83/1 Surrounded by all this opulence.., sits the smiling businesswoman who turned a 'timepass' interest into a roaring enterprise. 2002 Eastern Eye 26 July (Emag Suppl.) 9/3 The music is quite catchy though definitely timepass and almost identical to other David and Salman flicks. 2004 Cinéblitz Internat. June 49/1 Shaadi Ka Ladoo was a time-pass film, it could have been better. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1982
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