- bush league
- bush league 1908, from BUSH (Cf. bush) in the slang sense of "rural, provincial," which originally was not a value judgment.
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bush league — bush ,league1 adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL 1. ) badly done or done in a way that is not effective 2. ) relating to a MINOR LEAGUE baseball team bush league bush ,league 2 noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a MINOR LEAGUE in baseball … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bush´-league´ — bush league, Slang. 1. a minor league in baseball. 2. Figurative. any insignificant or inexpert group, person, or organization: »There will be far less whistle stopping and fewer talks with local bosses, now that TV is out of the bush league of… … Useful english dictionary
bush league — ☆ bush league n. Slang 1. MINOR LEAGUE 2. any small or second rate sphere of activity, etc. bush league adj … English World dictionary
bush league — adj AmE informal badly done or of such bad quality that it is not acceptable ▪ bush league reporting … Dictionary of contemporary English
bush league — bush′ league n. spo minor league • Etymology: 1905–10, amer … From formal English to slang
bush-league — [adj] second rate minor league*, small potatoes*; concepts 334,567,574 … New thesaurus
bush-league — bush′ league adj. inferior or amateurish; mediocre … From formal English to slang
bush league — noun a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) • Syn: ↑minor league, ↑minors • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game • Hypernyms: ↑league, ↑conference … Useful english dictionary
bush-league — adjective not of the highest quality or sophistication • Syn: ↑bush • Similar to: ↑inferior * * * adjective Etymology: bush league : belonging to an inferior class or group of its kind : minor … Useful english dictionary
