Casual leisure is an immediately, intrinsically rewarding, relatively short-lived, pleasurable core activity, requiring little or no special training to enjoy it. It is fundamentally hedonic, pursued for its significant level of pure enjoyment, or pleasure. The termed was coined by Robert A. Stebbins (1982) in a conceptual statement about serious leisure, which depicted its casual counterpart as all activity not classifiable as serious. As a scientific concept casual leisure languished in this residual status, until Rojek (1997) and Stebbins (1997; 2001) belatedly recognized its centrality in leisure studies. Stebbins sought to elaborate the idea as a sensitizing concept for exploratory research, as he had earlier for the idea of serious leisure.
In broad, colloquial language casual leisure, hedonic as it is, could serve as the scientific term for doing what comes naturally. Yet, despite the seemingly trivial nature of most casual leisure, I argue elsewhere that it is nonetheless important in personal and social life (Stebbins, 2001b).
by anna.m.n.smith March 27, 2016
by bippity boppity October 12, 2011
Techno music that is made or played by a DJ or producer that is not strictly mainstream, yet not quite underground/leftfield.
I don't recognize most of the music that Loxxe plays, but I've heard her sneak in a few Drumcode tracks, so I would say her style these days is business casual techno.
At Time Warp last year Anna and Amelie Lens were on the bill, but they also had Sonja Moonear so I would say they opted for a fairly business-casual techno lineup.
At Time Warp last year Anna and Amelie Lens were on the bill, but they also had Sonja Moonear so I would say they opted for a fairly business-casual techno lineup.
by Loxxicle December 01, 2020
Kevin went to go give his prospectus to the department, his labmates made sure to dress banana casual.
by tropp April 11, 2019
A billy casual is someone who plays every competitive esport but plays it casually and is not good at the game and never gets better. Also known as a Barlow.
guy 1. "Man you're such a billy casual"
guy 2. "I'm a what?"
guy1. "You play like a Barlow"
guy2. "Oh man I need to get good then"
guy 2. "I'm a what?"
guy1. "You play like a Barlow"
guy2. "Oh man I need to get good then"
by Melee Sucks October 22, 2015
A braggy sort of accomplishment in the game Rainbow Six Seige where you are to go into a casual game and one round kill all five people.
by Madhatter9002 July 02, 2018
um like leggings and like a cute lil top or sweats and a cute top like i’m not dressing nice but my fit is still cute 🙌🙌
by hello shawty February 08, 2022