Gadit

Hobby horse

Definitions (2)
1nounA toy consisting of a stick with a horse's head, which children pretend to ride.
The child galloped around the room on his hobby horse.
She received a hobby horse for her birthday and couldn't stop playing with it.
In the playroom, there were several hobby horses lined up against the wall.
2nounA topic or activity that someone is particularly passionate about or obsessed with, often to the point of being repetitive.
His hobby horse is discussing politics at every family gathering.
She tends to ride her hobby horse about environmental issues whenever she gets the chance.
The professor's hobby horse was the importance of classical literature in modern education.
Word Origin
Language
English
Originally meant
a child's toy horse or a favorite topic
Background
The term 'hobby horse' originally referred to a child's toy horse. Over time, it came to describe a favorite pastime or topic that someone is particularly enthusiastic about. The word 'hobby' itself comes from 'hobyn', a Middle English term for a small horse or pony.