bush league

¹

noun

, Baseball.

1. minor league.

bush-league

²

[ boosh-leeg ]

adjective

1. inferior or amateurish; mediocre:

   a bush-league theatrical performance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bush league¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Origin of bush league²

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

Neither is it some bush-league Johnny-come-lately gathering with C-list speakers and a shoe-string budget.

From The Daily Beast

The great Ty Cobb first made them "sit up and take notice" in a bush league.

From Project Gutenberg

That didn't give him any license to unload bush-league stuff for the rest of his career, did it?

From Project Gutenberg

The first day we was out for practice they was a young outfielder from a bush league and Mgr.

From Project Gutenberg

But I do think that in one respect New York is in the bush league, so to speak.

From Project Gutenberg

“Al” nodded knowingly, and the whole thing was a pantomime, a wordless play, that made Sumurun look like a bush-league production.

From Project Gutenberg