Hobbyhorse (Noun)
Meaning 1
A child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The professor's hobbyhorse was the benefits of artificial intelligence, and he found a way to bring it up in every lecture.
- Don't get him started on his hobbyhorse about the need for more funding for space exploration, or he'll talk for hours.
- The politician's hobbyhorse was job creation, and he mentioned it in nearly every speech.
- The artist's hobbyhorse was the importance of creative freedom, and she wrote about it extensively in her blog.
- His hobbyhorse about the evils of sugar in modern diets was starting to get old with his friends, who had heard it all before.