† waste-timen.
Obsolete.
A means of wasting time; an occupation in which time is passed unprofitably.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > futile activity
vanity1303
superfluitya1398
mappery1609
waste-time1609
tautology1639
boondoggling1935
taradiddle1970
1609 Ld. Ellesmere Speech touching Post-nati 24 Call it either a Passe-time, or Wast-time, as pleaseth you.
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lincs. 153 Some think that the Men must be mad as well as the Bull, who can take delight in so dangerous a Wast-Time.
1863 J. C. Jeaffreson Sir Everard's Daughter 166 Busily employed with drawing, or painting, or wool~work, or some other graceful form of feminine waste-time.
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