pet project
Favored personal undertaking
A pet project is a task or undertaking that someone pursues with special personal enthusiasm, often outside their main responsibilities.
The term implies affection and dedicated attention—like a pet being cared for: The garden was her pet project for years.
Pet projects may be indulged by others or viewed skeptically as distractions from more important work.
- brainchildOriginal idea one conceived
- avocationPursuit outside one's profession
- hobbyRecreational leisure activity
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- burning desireIntense emotional craving
plan · build · side hustle · attachment · backburner · back burner · commitment · ingenuity · darling · labor of love · perseverance · fulfillment · customization · personal touch · baby · pastime · weekend warrior · tinker
- side projectsstartup, web app
- pork barrelearmark, earmarking, pork barrel, bridge to nowhere, logrolling
- wastetrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, debris
- favoritismfavoritism, nepotism, cronyism, partiality, preferential treatment
- dev culturedebug, bug, code review, pull request, git
pet projectmandate
Formal authoritative directive
directive · marching orders · work order · commissioned work
pet projectdrudgery
Hard, boring work
grunt work · necessary evil · busywork · slog · chore
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