bush league

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
• Member Meronyms: ↑minor-league team, ↑minor-league club

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noun
: a minor league especially in baseball : a sports league of low classification or poor quality

a good catcher but not a great one, he was tricky and tough enough to move up through the bush leagues into the big time — Time

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Baseball.
[1905-10, Amer.]

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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 politicking (Time).

–bush´-league´, adjective.

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1.
n. a minor league of a professional sport, esp. baseball

[as adj.] their bush league image

2.
adj. (bush-league) informal not of the highest quality or sophistication; second-rate
Derivatives:
bush leaguer n.

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noun, pl ⋯ leagues [count]
informal : ↑minor league
bush leaguer noun, pl ⋯ -uers [count]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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