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Leisurism

The belief of enjoyment, pleasures and being relaxed most or all of the time, regardless of your situation or stress. Leisurist always find a way to enjoy themselves.
"If everyone would put leisurism into their life, the world would be in a better place and people would be less angry and upset and more happy and relaxed.

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by ChristheProfessor July 20, 2012
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serious leisure

Serious leisure is the systematic pursuit of an amateur, hobbyist, or volunteer activity sufficiently substantial, interesting, and fulfilling for the participant to find a (leisure) career there acquiring and expressing a combination of its special skills, knowledge, and experience. The term was coined by Robert A. Stebbins
Examples include amateur musicians, athletes, scientists, and entertainers. Among the hobbyists are collectors and people who make things (e.g., quilts, furniture, pastries). Serious leisure volunteers are found, among other places, serving in hospitals, nonprofit organizations, museums, and zoos.
by Serious Pursuit April 12, 2011
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Leisurati

(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.
The leisurati have infested Moab, Park City, Aspen, Vail and every other tourist town in the West.
by Leisure Class Hero April 17, 2009
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Leisha Hailey

The hottest gay girl in Hollywood. Actress on Showtime's The L Word and plays Alice. In a electro-pop-rock band called Uh Huh Her.
Leisha Hailey is the girl I'd go gay for if I wasn't already gay.
by Shara Bird October 20, 2008
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Mario lemieux

Star player, owner, and Captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Started a group to buy the Pens out of bankrupcy. Won a gold medal for Canada in the Olympics.
Helped the Penguins capture 2 back to back Stanley Cups in 1991-1992
by Scratch DJ June 9, 2004
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lemily

Lemily are two people that obviously like each other, they tease each other, stare at each other and they always give each other eye contact. They flirt all the time but are friends like wtf

dude one: they are so lemily. they are so in love
dude two:Ikr
dude one:they are such a lemily

dude two:Ikr man
by lanadelhalseymartinezpilots January 30, 2017
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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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