English · Idiom Candidate

bush league

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Unprofessional or amateurish

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không chuyên nghiệp hoặc nghiệp dư

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Literally: minor league baseball team

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The new employee's behavior was so bush league that it embarrassed the whole company

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “bush league” mean?

Unprofessional or amateurish Literally: minor league baseball team

Is “bush league” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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