garage band

British  

noun

1. a rough-and-ready amateurish rock group

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Etymology

Origin of garage band

perhaps from the practice of such bands rehearsing in a garage

Example Sentences

Because Bear Stearns was big and important, and Cornwall Capital was a garage band hedge fund, Bear Stearns hadn’t been required to post collateral to Cornwall.

From Literature

He knew his way around Wall Street trading floors and so also knew the extent to which Charlie and Jamie were being penalized for being perceived by the big Wall Street firms as a not terribly serious investor or, as Ben put it, “a garage band hedge fund.”

From Literature

“We were quite literally a garage band one minute, and then we were playing on the MTV Video Music Awards and David Letterman and whatever else the next minute.”

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, Craig swoons over Austin, a local weatherman whose hang-out ideas — mushroom harvesting, urban spelunking, starting a punk rock garage band — give Craig genuine joy.

From Los Angeles Times

“I know it sounds like a garage band,” quips Bolton, “but it’s a specific sound that silk makes.”

From Seattle Times