trivial pursuit

/ˈtrɪviəl pərˈsjuːt/

noun

  1. A board game in which players answer questions about general knowledge and trivia.

    B1

    proper noun, uncountable

    • "We played Trivial Pursuit after dinner."B1
    • "She bought a Trivial Pursuit board game for the party."A2

  2. The act of spending time on unimportant or inconsequential matters.

    C1

    countable usually plural, or uncountableformal

    • "He was criticized for his trivial pursuits instead of his studies."C1
    • "The novel is about the trivial pursuits of the idle rich."C2

Collocations

play Trivial Pursuit

Word family

triviatrivialtrivialitypursuepursuit