Hobbyhorse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a topic to which one constantly reverts

a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːbɪhˌɔːɹs/

🇬🇧British English

/hiətˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hiətˈuː/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːbɪhˌɔːɹs/.

Examples

don't get him started on his hobbyhorse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rocking horse hobby

Parts of Speech

noun	a topic to which one constantly reverts “don't get him started on his hobbyhorse”
noun	a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Steckenpferd

ein Thema, auf das man immer wieder zurückkommt

🇫🇷French

dada

un sujet sur lequel on revient constamment

🇪🇸Spanish

caballo de batalla

un tema al que uno vuelve constantemente

🇮🇹Italian

cavallo di battaglia

un argomento a cui si ritorna costantemente

🇳🇱Dutch

stokpaardje

een onderwerp waar men voortdurend naar teruggrijpt

🇵🇹Portuguese

cavalo de pau

um tema ao qual se volta constantemente

🇷🇺Russian

конек

тема, к которой постоянно возвращаешься

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शौकिया घोड़ा

एक ऐसा विषय जिस पर व्यक्ति लगातार पलटता रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শখের ঘোড়া

একটি বিষয় যা একটি ক্রমাগত ফিরে

🇮🇳Tamil

பொழுதுபோக்கு குதிரை

ஒருவர் தொடர்ந்து மாற்றியமைக்கும் தலைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అభిరుచి గల గుర్రం

నిరంతరం తిరిగి వచ్చే అంశం

🇮🇳Marathi

हॉबी हॉर्स

एक विषय ज्याकडे एक सतत परत येतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોખ ઘોડો

એક વિષય કે જેના પર વ્યક્તિ સતત પાછો ફરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹವ್ಯಾಸ ಕುದುರೆ

ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗುವ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോബികുതിര

ഒരാൾ നിരന്തരം മാറിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വിഷയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੌਕੀ ਘੋੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਾ ਜਿਸ ਵੱਲ ਕੋਈ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਵਾਪਸ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شوق گھوڑا

ایک ایسا موضوع جس کی طرف کوئی مسلسل رجوع کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

木马

人们不断回到的话题

🇯🇵Japanese

趣味の馬

常に立ち戻ってしまう話題

🇰🇷Korean

목마

끊임없이 되돌아가는 주제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sở thích ngựa

một chủ đề mà người ta liên tục quay lại

🇹🇭Thai

งานอดิเรก

หัวข้อที่ใครๆ ก็ย้อนกลับมาอย่างต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kuda goyang

sebuah topik yang terus-menerus dikembalikan

🇲🇾Malay

kuda hobi

topik yang sentiasa dibalikkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هواية

موضوع يعود إليه المرء باستمرار

🇮🇷Persian

اسب سرگرمی

موضوعی که مدام به آن باز می گردد

🇹🇷Turkish

hobi atı

insanın sürekli geri döndüğü bir konu

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוס תחביב

נושא שאליו חוזרים כל הזמן

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The primary meaning of 'hobbyhorse' is 'a topic to which one constantly reverts'.

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Using 'hobbyhorse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hobbyhorse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hobbyhorse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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