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Definition of amateur hour in English: amateur hournoun US (On radio, television, etc.) a time slot in which amateur entertainers are invited to perform; (also in extended use) a period characterized by a lack of professionalism; an example of amateurishness or ineptitude.
adjective US Inept, shambolic, amateurish.
Origin 1920s; earliest use found in Albuquerque (New Mexico) Morning Journal. Definition of amateur hour in US English: amateur hournoun US (On radio, television, etc.) a time slot in which amateur entertainers are invited to perform; (also in extended use) a period characterized by a lack of professionalism; an example of amateurishness or ineptitude.
adjective US Inept, shambolic, amateurish.
Origin 1920s; earliest use found in Albuquerque (New Mexico) Morning Journal. |