bush league

See also: bush-league

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Noun

bush league (plural bush leagues)

  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization.
  2. (figuratively, by extension) A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc.

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Adjective

bush league (comparative more bush league, superlative most bush league)

  1. Of inferior quality.
  2. Amateurish, unprofessional, unpolished, juvenile.

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