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amateur hours

amateur hours is the plural of amateur hour.

Meaning of amateur hour

Noun

amateur hour (countable and uncountable, plural amateur hours)

  1. (US) An event, particularly on radio or television, showcasing the talents of amateur performers.
    • Near-synonym: amateur night
    Synonyms:
    amateur night
  2. (US, idiomatic) A situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.
    • Two years into its first term the [Jimmy] Carter Administration developed a foreign policy that seems in perfect continuity with its six predecessors. […] Little change has taken place during what has been called "the amateur hour" except for a slight quickening of the Cold War pulse.1980, Alan Wolfe, “Reflection on Trilaterialism and the Carter Administration: Changed World Realities vs. Vested Interests”, in Holly Sklar, editor, Trilateralim: The Trilateral Commission and Elite...

Questions about amateur hours

What is amateur hours the plural of?
Amateur hours is the plural of amateur hour.

Words near amateur hours in the dictionary

  1. Amaterasu
  2. amaterialistic
  3. amates
  4. amateur
  5. amateur hour
  6. amateur hours
  7. amateur night
  8. amateur nights
  9. amateur press association
  10. amateur press associations
  11. amateur radio

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