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bush-league

ADJECTIVE
second-rate
Synonyms
WEAK
minor-league small potatoes
NOUN
minor league
Synonyms
WEAK
amateur minors nothing to brag about second rate small potatoes the bushes triple-A
bush league
NOUN
minor league
Synonyms
WEAK
amateur minors nothing to brag about second-rate small potatoes the bushes triple-A

Example Sentences

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But in a bush league snub, he chooses to be Commissioner Rob, not Commissioner Bob.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025

However, the rotating “personalities” in the TV broadcast booth is bush league.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2022

While creative, his move drew the ire of plenty of current and former college and pro players who viewed the "gotcha" moment as bush league.

From Fox News • Dec. 10, 2021

“It was like the bush league of independent leagues.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2020

And who's this gumshoe guy from the bush league tailin' us?

From The Big-Town Round-Up by Raine, William MacLeod