new hobby
Recently adopted pursuit
A new hobby is an activity someone has recently taken up for enjoyment or personal enrichment.
The phrase often appears when people discuss lifestyle changes or self-improvement: I picked up woodworking as a new hobby during lockdown.
It can be used ironically for obsessive or ill-advised behaviors: Doomscrolling has become my new hobby.
- pastimeRecreational pursuit
- free timeUnscheduled personal hours
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- taking upBeginning to pursue
- craftSkilled manual art
getting into · starter kit · beginner · learning curve · learn · trial and error · discover · explore · enthusiasm · supplies · practice · skill · lesson · creative · creative outlet · project · weekend · start
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- midlifemidlife crisis, empty nest, empty nester, forties, fifties