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The usage of “amateur night†as an adjective
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There is a line in the movie Casino:
No matter what the Feds or the papers might have said about my car bombing, it was amateur night, you could tell. Whoever it was, they put the dynamite under the passenger side. But what they didn't know, what nobody outside the factory knew was that that model car was made with a metal plate under the driver's seat. It's the only thing that saved my life.
I understand the phrase to mean amateurish here. But is this phrase amateur night idiomatic? Is this usage common? With few sources having pithy words about this term, it seems a very uncommon term.
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-usage
asked Aug 30 at 16:43
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There is a line in the movie Casino:
No matter what the Feds or the papers might have said about my car bombing, it was amateur night, you could tell. Whoever it was, they put the dynamite under the passenger side. But what they didn't know, what nobody outside the factory knew was that that model car was made with a metal plate under the driver's seat. It's the only thing that saved my life.
I understand the phrase to mean amateurish here. But is this phrase amateur night idiomatic? Is this usage common? With few sources having pithy words about this term, it seems a very uncommon term.
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-usage
asked Aug 30 at 16:43
L. Moneta
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Interesting question. It could also be an uncountable noun phrase.
– Deansue
Aug 30 at 18:27
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You may also hear the term "amateur hour" rather than "amateur night" but they convey the same concept.
– barbecue
Aug 30 at 19:42
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There is a line in the movie Casino:
No matter what the Feds or the papers might have said about my car bombing, it was amateur night, you could tell. Whoever it was, they put the dynamite under the passenger side. But what they didn't know, what nobody outside the factory knew was that that model car was made with a metal plate under the driver's seat. It's the only thing that saved my life.
I understand the phrase to mean amateurish here. But is this phrase amateur night idiomatic? Is this usage common? With few sources having pithy words about this term, it seems a very uncommon term.
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-usage
asked Aug 30 at 16:43
L. Moneta
2,37721033
There is a line in the movie Casino:
No matter what the Feds or the papers might have said about my car bombing, it was amateur night, you could tell. Whoever it was, they put the dynamite under the passenger side. But what they didn't know, what nobody outside the factory knew was that that model car was made with a metal plate under the driver's seat. It's the only thing that saved my life.
I understand the phrase to mean amateurish here. But is this phrase amateur night idiomatic? Is this usage common? With few sources having pithy words about this term, it seems a very uncommon term.
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-usage
asked Aug 30 at 16:43
L. Moneta
2,37721033
edited Aug 30 at 17:42
asked Aug 30 at 16:43
L. Moneta
2,37721033
asked Aug 30 at 16:43
L. Moneta
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asked Aug 30 at 16:43
L. Moneta
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Interesting question. It could also be an uncountable noun phrase.
– Deansue
Aug 30 at 18:27
7
You may also hear the term "amateur hour" rather than "amateur night" but they convey the same concept.
– barbecue
Aug 30 at 19:42
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2
Interesting question. It could also be an uncountable noun phrase.
– Deansue
Aug 30 at 18:27
7
You may also hear the term "amateur hour" rather than "amateur night" but they convey the same concept.
– barbecue
Aug 30 at 19:42
2
2
Interesting question. It could also be an uncountable noun phrase.
– Deansue
Aug 30 at 18:27
Interesting question. It could also be an uncountable noun phrase.
– Deansue
Aug 30 at 18:27
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7
You may also hear the term "amateur hour" rather than "amateur night" but they convey the same concept.
– barbecue
Aug 30 at 19:42
You may also hear the term "amateur hour" rather than "amateur night" but they convey the same concept.
– barbecue
Aug 30 at 19:42
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"Amateur night" has two meanings:
- an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new ambassador took over.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary via Dictionary.com
The latter is the one being used in your quote.
See also: Oxford Dictionaries Online's definition.
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Laurel
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In case it's not obvious, the latter is derived from the former. If a music venue (or a stand-up comedy club, or even a strip club) normally has professional performers, but one night a week has an "amateur night" that allows anyone to sign up to perform, you'd expect the quality of entertainment that night to be much lower than normal. That's what "amateur night" means; that things are going especially poorly due to inexperience and/or ineptitude.
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Aug 30 at 20:07
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amateur night
noun
an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition
for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new
ambassador took over.
Amateur night
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Michael Harvey
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2 Answers
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active
oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
20
down vote
accepted
"Amateur night" has two meanings:
- an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new ambassador took over.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary via Dictionary.com
The latter is the one being used in your quote.
See also: Oxford Dictionaries Online's definition.
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Laurel
3,117722
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In case it's not obvious, the latter is derived from the former. If a music venue (or a stand-up comedy club, or even a strip club) normally has professional performers, but one night a week has an "amateur night" that allows anyone to sign up to perform, you'd expect the quality of entertainment that night to be much lower than normal. That's what "amateur night" means; that things are going especially poorly due to inexperience and/or ineptitude.
– BradC
Aug 30 at 20:07
add a comment |Â
up vote
20
down vote
accepted
"Amateur night" has two meanings:
- an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new ambassador took over.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary via Dictionary.com
The latter is the one being used in your quote.
See also: Oxford Dictionaries Online's definition.
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Laurel
3,117722
6
In case it's not obvious, the latter is derived from the former. If a music venue (or a stand-up comedy club, or even a strip club) normally has professional performers, but one night a week has an "amateur night" that allows anyone to sign up to perform, you'd expect the quality of entertainment that night to be much lower than normal. That's what "amateur night" means; that things are going especially poorly due to inexperience and/or ineptitude.
– BradC
Aug 30 at 20:07
add a comment |Â
up vote
20
down vote
accepted
up vote
20
down vote
accepted
"Amateur night" has two meanings:
- an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new ambassador took over.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary via Dictionary.com
The latter is the one being used in your quote.
See also: Oxford Dictionaries Online's definition.
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Laurel
3,117722
"Amateur night" has two meanings:
- an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new ambassador took over.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary via Dictionary.com
The latter is the one being used in your quote.
See also: Oxford Dictionaries Online's definition.
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Laurel
3,117722
edited Aug 30 at 16:59
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Laurel
3,117722
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Laurel
3,117722
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Laurel
3,117722
3,117722
6
In case it's not obvious, the latter is derived from the former. If a music venue (or a stand-up comedy club, or even a strip club) normally has professional performers, but one night a week has an "amateur night" that allows anyone to sign up to perform, you'd expect the quality of entertainment that night to be much lower than normal. That's what "amateur night" means; that things are going especially poorly due to inexperience and/or ineptitude.
– BradC
Aug 30 at 20:07
add a comment |Â
6
In case it's not obvious, the latter is derived from the former. If a music venue (or a stand-up comedy club, or even a strip club) normally has professional performers, but one night a week has an "amateur night" that allows anyone to sign up to perform, you'd expect the quality of entertainment that night to be much lower than normal. That's what "amateur night" means; that things are going especially poorly due to inexperience and/or ineptitude.
– BradC
Aug 30 at 20:07
6
6
In case it's not obvious, the latter is derived from the former. If a music venue (or a stand-up comedy club, or even a strip club) normally has professional performers, but one night a week has an "amateur night" that allows anyone to sign up to perform, you'd expect the quality of entertainment that night to be much lower than normal. That's what "amateur night" means; that things are going especially poorly due to inexperience and/or ineptitude.
– BradC
Aug 30 at 20:07
In case it's not obvious, the latter is derived from the former. If a music venue (or a stand-up comedy club, or even a strip club) normally has professional performers, but one night a week has an "amateur night" that allows anyone to sign up to perform, you'd expect the quality of entertainment that night to be much lower than normal. That's what "amateur night" means; that things are going especially poorly due to inexperience and/or ineptitude.
– BradC
Aug 30 at 20:07
add a comment |Â
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amateur night
noun
an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition
for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new
ambassador took over.
Amateur night
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Michael Harvey
8,0011722
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
amateur night
noun
an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition
for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new
ambassador took over.
Amateur night
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Michael Harvey
8,0011722
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
amateur night
noun
an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition
for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new
ambassador took over.
Amateur night
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Michael Harvey
8,0011722
amateur night
noun
an entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition
for prizes.
Informal. an example of or situation marked by flagrant ineptitude:
Critics say it's been amateur night at the embassy since the new
ambassador took over.
Amateur night
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Michael Harvey
8,0011722
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Michael Harvey
8,0011722
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Michael Harvey
8,0011722
answered Aug 30 at 16:49
Michael Harvey
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Interesting question. It could also be an uncountable noun phrase.
– Deansue
Aug 30 at 18:27
7
You may also hear the term "amateur hour" rather than "amateur night" but they convey the same concept.
– barbecue
Aug 30 at 19:42