"bush league" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-bush league.ogg Forms: more bush league [comparative], most bush league [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} bush league (comparative more bush league, superlative most bush league)
  1. Of inferior quality.
    Sense id: en-bush_league-en-adj-DEzwd6jc
  2. Amateurish, unprofessional, unpolished, juvenile.
    Sense id: en-bush_league-en-adj-sw2Tbds5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bush-league

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-bush league.ogg Forms: bush leagues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bush league (plural bush leagues)
  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization. Tags: US, idiomatic Categories (topical): Sports Related terms: major league
    Sense id: en-bush_league-en-noun-iScH-7zI Disambiguation of Sports: 13 13 58 16 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 55 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 6 62 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 67 26
  2. (figuratively, by extension) A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-bush_league-en-noun-MFyAuMLA

Inflected forms

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