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

Mark Joseph Stern: It is weird, but it’s not surprising, because this has been something of a passion project for Kavanaugh since well before he joined the Supreme Court.

From Slate

When the time does come to walk away from the tour, Jones thinks she would take a "passion project" before deciding on the next stage of her life.

From BBC

But Berkshire isn’t the passion project of a 95-year-old investing legend anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal

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