passion project

[ pash-uhn proj-ekt ]

noun

1. a personally fulfilling activity or undertaking pursued in one’s leisure time for pleasure, personal growth, emotional satisfaction, creative expression, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of passion project¹

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

I hate to use “passion project,” but Kill the Messenger does seem like just that for you.

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Here's hoping Aronofsky's passion project makes a boatload of money—despite its flaws.

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Please forgive my brief pivot from politics to a similarly dysfunctional passion project: Arrested Development.

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To see the film is to understand Cloud Atlas as a true passion project realized.

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Her book, which became a passion project for the better part of a decade, drew some skepticism.

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