timepass
Britishnoun
verb
adjective
Example Sentences
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"Well, our life has just become about timepass," they would say.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2022
Small wonder that many unemployed young people, especially men, have become cynical and detached, describing themselves as people "doing nothing" or engaged only in timepass.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2022
Joshua Valin tweets: "So many clever #IndianEnglish usages, including timepass, Stepney, nighthold, miss call & back and jack. #linguistics", while Stephen Heard adds: "I have simply *got* to have some hands-free underpants."
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2014
Peanut sellers at railway stations also shout "timepass" as they hawk their wares up and down station platforms.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2014
Youth boredom is such a problem in large parts of provincial north India that young people refer to their whole lives as "timepass".
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2014
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