bench jockey in English

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  "etymology_text": "As verbal jousting is frequently called \"riding\", the \"rider\" sitting on a bench came to be known as the \"bench jockey\".",
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        "A player, coach or manager who verbally annoys and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench."
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          "coach",
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        ],
        [
          "manager",
          "manager"
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          "opposition",
          "opposition"
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          "dugout",
          "dugout"
        ],
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          "bench",
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        "(US, idiomatic, slang, baseball) A player, coach or manager who verbally annoys and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench."
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  "etymology_text": "As verbal jousting is frequently called \"riding\", the \"rider\" sitting on a bench came to be known as the \"bench jockey\".",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "(US, idiomatic, slang, baseball) A player, coach or manager who verbally annoys and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench."
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        "idiomatic",
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"bench jockey" meaning in English

Noun

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