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Leisure Class

(n) The privileged wealthy elite who spend their time traveling to far away places and engaging in conspicuous leisure. Wealthy tourists who engage in extreme sports, for example skiing, snow-boarding, rock-climbing, mountain-biking, river-rafting, etc.

A theory first conceived of by economist Thorstein Veblen in 1899 in his treatise The Theory of the Leisure Class, Veblen further details how working class people try to emulate the Leisure Class and idolize them to their own detriment.
Moab, Park City, Aspen and Vail have become infested with leisure class parasites who want to reform small towns into the image of whatever wealthy "progressive" communities they fled from.
by Leisure Class Hero November 30, 2009
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leisurely

To do something or be unhurried or relaxed.
I like taking leisurely walks in the park.
by Gamer911 March 13, 2019
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Flexible Leisure Trousers

Stretch pants with an elastic waistband allowing for excessive consumption of food without hindering the expansion of ones stomach.

Worn mostly by males, however some womens clothing offers the same benefits.

May be abbreviated FLT.
I am sure glad I had on my flexible leisure trousers when I ate the triple patty hamburger with double the meat and a super sized value meal, otherwise my pants button would've shot across the room.
by Michael Silver May 17, 2009
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international man of leisure

A man whose tremendous wealth, social position, grooming, and worldleness allow him to pursue pleasurable social, cultural, and athletic hobbies or pasttimes, rather than employment.
Bartender: "Hey, seriously, what does Pete Dick do for a living?"
The Cooker: "I really shouldn't say..."
Bartender: "Come on, I won't tell anyone, please?"
The Cooker: "well, he is an international man of leisure."
Bartender: "woa, what is that?"
The Cooker: "well, basically it means he globe trots jacking for beats and each day finds time to Irish himself."
by Pete Dick March 21, 2008
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man of leisure

A man whose wealth and/or social position allow him to pursue pleasurable social, cultural, and athletic hobbies or pasttimes, rather than employment.
Upscale skank to Majordomo: "Where's Mr. Mucketymuck this morning?

Majordomo's haughty response: "As you known, Mr. Mucketymuck is a Man of Leisure, he's getting in a round of golf prior to polo this afternoon at the club. He instructed me to have the car return you to your home whenever you're ready to depart."
by Mr. Big July 15, 2006
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gentlemen of leisure

A group of men who enjoy fraternizing periodically and engaging in various leisurely activities such as sporting events, entertaining, dining, dancing, and pursuing women. Also can be singular, gentleman of leisure, and can also denote pimp-like behavior.
Iceberg Slim was a lady's man in his younger days, he was a pimp and was part of the gentlemen of leisure club.
by pknyc1 October 30, 2005
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Leisure Karting

Usually pronounced in the pompous fashion, lee-sher, Leisure Karting applies to any of the Mario Kart games on Nintendo systems. Leisure Karting consists of playing the game multiplayer against friends, but not competitively, and never in teams for a tournament.
Yo, I'm not in the mood for a competitive game right now. Can we just go Leisure Karting?
by bobsnormal August 10, 2008
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