"armchair quarterback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: armchair quarterbacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} armchair quarterback (plural armchair quarterbacks)
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly US) A person who watches sports on television, typically American football, who often verbally suggests plays or critiques the players and coaches. Tags: US, colloquial, idiomatic Categories (topical): Football (American), People Related terms: Monday-morning quarterback, armchair expert
    Sense id: en-armchair_quarterback-en-noun-Ww4eytbp Disambiguation of Football (American): 90 10 Disambiguation of People: 65 35 Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 70 30
  2. (figurative, colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly US) A person who criticizes something in which they are not involved and lack expertise. Tags: US, colloquial, figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-armchair_quarterback-en-noun-FgRxruVL Categories (other): American English

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