pour le sportphr.

Brit.

/ˌpʊə lə ˈspɔː/,

/ˌpɔː lə ˈspɔː/, U.S.

/ˌpʊr lə ˈspɔr/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French pour le sport; French pour, le, sport.

Etymology: Either < French pour le sport (although this is apparently first attested later: 1946 or earlier), or independently < French pour for (see pur- prefix) + le, masculine definite article + sport sport n.¹

For amusement, for fun.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > mere amusement > [adverb]

of or on the spleenc1460

for love1678

for fun1750

for the fun of the thing1751

for the fun of it1823

good for a laugh1835

for the ride1863

(just) for the hell of it1908

pour le sport1924

for (the) shits and giggles (also grins)1983

1924 M. Arlen Green Hat i. 6 A green hat, of a sort of felt..being, no doubt, one of those that women who have many hats affect pour le sport.

1936 A. Christie ABC Murders xiii. 97 He kills, it would seem from his letters, pour le sport—to amuse himself.

1979 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 100 583 But may not this colorful talent be depicted here partly pour le sport?

2000 D. Broderick Transrealist Fiction ii. 41 It does make for wonderful storytelling, just pour le sport.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pour le sport
释义	pour le sportphr. Brit. /ˌpʊə lə ˈspɔː/, /ˌpɔː lə ˈspɔː/, U.S. /ˌpʊr lə ˈspɔr/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French pour le sport; French pour, le, sport. Etymology: Either < French pour le sport (although this is apparently first attested later: 1946 or earlier), or independently < French pour for (see pur- prefix) + le, masculine definite article + sport sport n.¹ For amusement, for fun. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > mere amusement > [adverb] of or on the spleenc1460 for love1678 for fun1750 for the fun of the thing1751 for the fun of it1823 good for a laugh1835 for the ride1863 (just) for the hell of it1908 pour le sport1924 for (the) shits and giggles (also grins)1983 1924 M. Arlen Green Hat i. 6 A green hat, of a sort of felt..being, no doubt, one of those that women who have many hats affect pour le sport. 1936 A. Christie ABC Murders xiii. 97 He kills, it would seem from his letters, pour le sport—to amuse himself. 1979 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 100 583 But may not this colorful talent be depicted here partly pour le sport? 2000 D. Broderick Transrealist Fiction ii. 41 It does make for wonderful storytelling, just pour le sport. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.1924
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