bush league

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noun (1)

: minor league

bush leaguer noun

bush leaguer

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noun (2)

1

: someone in a bush league

especially : a player in such a league

2

: an incompetent performer or small-time operator

in the business world he was regarded as a bush leaguer

called also busher

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bush league

• blitzkrieg
• fatigue
• intrigue
• muskeg
• chincoteague