idleritual
nounUK /ˈaɪdəlˌrɪtʃuəl/
US /ˈaɪdəlˌrɪtʃuəl/
A small habit you do when you are bored or waiting.
Checking my phone while waiting for the bus has become my little idleritual.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A repeated action that fills empty time without much purpose.
Doodling in the margins was his idleritual during long meetings.
3. A comforting little ceremony done while doing nothing important.
Her morning idleritual was sipping tea and staring out the window.
4. A pointless but familiar pattern of behavior when unoccupied.
Scrolling through old photos became an idleritual on quiet evenings.