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Noun
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(n)
hobbyhorse
(a topic to which one constantly reverts)
"don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"
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(n)
preoccupation
(an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention)
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obsession
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fixation
(an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone)
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hang-up
(an emotional preoccupation)
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hobbyhorse
(a topic to which one constantly reverts)
"don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"
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self-absorption
(preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else)
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omphaloskepsis
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navel-gazing
(literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption)
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hobby
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hobbyhorse
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rocking horse
(a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride)