How to pronounce bush-league
American English pronunciation
BOOSH-leeg
- IPA
- /ˈbʊʃˌliɡ/
- Syllables
- BOOSH · leeg (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bush-league means
Second-rate and amateurish
In a sentence: Leaving the gym messy after the game was a bush-league move.
Where it comes from: It comes from American baseball slang. The bush leagues were small minor leagues that played in country towns, out in the bushes.
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