bush league vs rinky-dink

bush league

adj
  • Amateurish, unprofessional, unpolished, juvenile. 

  • Of inferior quality. 

noun
  • A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization. 

  • A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc. 

rinky-dink

adj
  • Of poor quality; shoddy, small-time, or amateurish. 

  • That rinky-dink shelf is likely to collapse if you fill it with books. 

  • Crooked; underhanded. 

  • Tinkling and tinny. 

noun
  • A tinkling, tinny style of music; honky-tonk. 

  • An amateur or someone who is underqualified. 

  • A thingy; a miscellaneous thing or object. 

  • Deceptive or underhanded rigmarole; trickery. 

  • A small-time crook or conman; someone who operates unethically. 

  • Something that is not up to acceptable standards. 

  • A bad deal; the result of a false promise. 

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