passion project

American  

[pash-uhn proj-ekt] / ˈpæʃ ən ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of passion project

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

Restoring the restaurant has become a passion project for the writers, a journey that became grist for a documentary, “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!,” which streams on Paramount+.

From Los Angeles Times

They were joined by Guillermo del Toro’s long-gestating gothic passion project “Frankenstein,” Chloé Zhao’s literary adaptation “Hamnet” and Ryan Coogler’s muscular, genre-bending period film “Sinners.”

From Los Angeles Times

Glasswork started as a passion project, but then became a second career for Spencer-Devlin.

From Los Angeles Times

What began as a passion project turned into a thriving enterprise.

From The Wall Street Journal

Battalion Metals, which offers coins, bars and support for precious metals IRAs, is a passion project that Carlson said he hatched shortly after his acrimonious exit from Fox in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal