" pastimes "

 [ "pastime" ]

1: something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably

  * e.g.,  ... 1776, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations: Hunting and fishing, the most important employments of mankind in the rude state of society, become in its advanced state their most agreeable amusements, and they pursue for pleasure what they once followed from necessity. In the advanced state of society, therefore, they are all very poor people who follow as a trade what other people pursue as a pastime. 

 [ "pastime" ]

1: something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport

  * e.g.,  ... Strutt (Sports and Pastimes) suggests that the first player's bowl may have been regarded by the second player as a species of jack; but in that case it is not clear what was the first player's target. 

 [ "america's pastime" ]

1: a.k.a Baseball. Best sport to see live and to play. Get's the nickname "America's Pastime" due it's popularity and history in the U.S, although it is played all around the world, and many MLB playes are from other countries.

  * e.g.,  ... Nothing is better then going to a baseball game on a cool spring day,with the fresh smell of cut grass, getting a hot dog, and just relaxing watching the game. Nothing. 

 [ "america's pastime" ]

1: Usually reserved for baseball, hot dogs and beer; this nifty little phrase can be used to refer to something that's either ridiculously popular or equally obscure.

  * e.g.,  ... Boobs - America's pastime 

 [ "Pastime Paradise" ]

1: When you are living your best life in the moment without thinking about the past

  * e.g.,  ... «Are you drunk» 

 [ "america's pastime" ]

1:  Bombing dictatorships Cleaning up other countries when they shit in the bed and the stench spills over. Pissing off Europe in through this process because its funny, and because we know they're no longer relevant to anywhere outside their own continent. They've yet to realize otherwise.

  * e.g.,  ... America's Pastime: 

 [ "The Great American Pastime" ]

1: The Great American Pastime — Formerly Baseball — but now Gun violence must be Great American Pastime because it’s played almost daily, and especially on weekends — adding a new shade of meaning to the term “weekend warrior”. It is not limited by seasons like baseball, soccer, hockey, football, basketball, or lacrosse; and is one ot the only pastimes that can be easily played year round! Even children can play; it can be played anywhere; and there are no difficult rules to learn. No other country in the world plays this game as good as Americans! And we love this pastime so much that it has spontaneously erupted in grocery stores, places of worship, homes, and schools. In fact so little equipment is required for this pastime that it is no exaggeration to say that you never know when people are going to start playing. No body actually yells “SLAP LEATHER” like in the movies. And you can only lose this game once. Lock an load America; and, let’s all play!

  * e.g.,  ... Gun violence must be The Great American Pastime because it’s played almost daily, and especially on weekends — adding a new shade of meaning to the term “weekend warrior”. Even children can play; it can be played anywhere; and there are no difficult to learn rules. No other country in the world plays this game as good as Americans! 

 [ "Pastime Paradise" ]

1: When you are living your best life in the moment without thinking about the past

  * e.g.,  ... «Are you drunk?»