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amateurland

amateurland noun: the world or sphere of amateurs.

Noun (1)

amateurland (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) The world or sphere of amateurs.
    • This type of music is not my groove, but I’m familiar enough with jazz to recognize its styles and various interpretations, and these guys have talent. They’re definitely above amateurland.1990, Option, Los Angeles, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 142
    • Oughtn't the term "unknown" be reserved for genuinely unknown performers--people plucked out of nowhere/amateurland/hinterlands with no previous credits?1990 December 12, Jon Conrad, “MISERY”, in alt.horror (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025

Noun (2) capitalized: Amateurland

Amateurland (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of amateurland.
    • Professionals don't have more respect for industry standards, believe me. But what's the problem, really? It requires so little to code by the standards, certainly no more than breaking them, and the result is many times more useful. On one hand there's no way of enforcing adherence to established...2001 October 24, Martin Christensen, “Dont^([sic]) hesitate on this one 9641”, in alt.fan.elite (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025
    • Michael Powell is rather busy these days, what with all the brouhaha surrounding ClearChannel and the media consolidation. If we think that he, or anyone all that high on the food chain at the FCC gives a rat's patootie about what's going on in Amateurland, we're fooling ourselves.2003 July 10, kf6tpt@thin.doobie.com, “CW problems with arabs^([sic]) and ex-USSR”, in rec.radio.amateur.policy (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025

Examples of amateurland in a sentence

  • Old habits die very hard in amateurland.2003 January 7, J., “2m Bandplan”, in uk.radio.amateur (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025:
  • RAMBLINGS and QUOTES and such ... […] - "Ottawa is amateurland!" "Nice to meet you." "You kids want to go to dinner later tonight?"2003 March 19, BallODisco, “Bumpers #204 - Tuesday 3.18.03 - Show #GH16”, in alt.fan.letterman (Usenet), archived from the original on 06...
  • Presuming that this is, more or less, what you were saying, -- this is, unquestionably, a complete and total piece of amateurland, jerk-off dribble.2004 April 15, nmstevens, “Here's How To Get Lot's^([sic]) of Stars Attached To Your Project!”, in rec.arts.movies.production (Usenet)...
  • But having come out of the world of amateurland -- it's a whole other planet.2004 June 1, nmstevens, “Newbie question... Marketing your script?”, in misc.writing.screenplays (Usenet), archived from the original on 06...

Forms of amateurland

alternative formAmateurland

Origin of amateurland

From amateur + -land.

Questions about amateurland

What does amateurland mean?
Amateurland means the world or sphere of amateurs.
How do you use amateurland in a sentence?
Old habits die very hard in amateurland.
What part of speech is amateurland?
Amateurland is a noun.

Words near amateurland in the dictionary

  1. amateurization
  2. amateurize
  3. amateurized
  4. amateurizes
  5. amateurizing
  6. amateurland
  7. amateurly
  8. amateurs
  9. amateurship
  10. amateurships
  11. amateuse

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