spectator sport
Definition of spectator sport
1 : a sport (such as football, baseball, ice hockey, etc.) that many people watch
2 : something that people watch other people do without becoming involved themselves For many, politics has become a spectator sport.
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: one who looks on or watches
: a shoe having contrasting colors with a perforated design at the toe and sometimes heel
: to amuse oneself : frolic
: to engage in a sport
: to mock or ridicule something
: a source of diversion : recreation
: sexual play
: physical activity engaged in for pleasure
: of, relating to, or suitable for sports
: styled in a manner suitable for casual or informal wear
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